Chapter 111: The Rift

The rift breathed.

Leo noticed it first during meditation, but not with his eyes, but with the strange sense he was still learning to name. A pressure behind his sternum. A subtle pull, like the tide tugging at his ankles even when he stood far from the shore.

He sat cross-legged on the cold stone floor of the Eclipse Temple’s inner chamber, palms resting on his knees, eyes closed. Around him, the Eclipse seers formed a wide circle, their dark robes pooling like ...