Deep inside the temple, Nox stood near the base of the statue, his palm resting lightly on it. He could feel it—the flow of energy being channeled into Terra's form. The goddess's presence was faint but awakening.
Her voice whispered softly in his mind, like wind through the trees.
"Nox… what you've done… it restores us."
He closed his eyes. "You've been silent for a long time."
"Because we were forgotten," the voice said. "When mortals stop taming, we lose power. We fade. But now… they remember. The bond between man and beast lives again."
The statue pulsed violently, and a beam of light shot into the sky, piercing the clouds. The crimson hue of dawn was replaced by gold. Across the kingdom, people stopped and looked up as the heavens rumbled.
Something vast stirred in the realm beyond.
In the pantheon of mythical Beast Tamers—the divine domain where the old beast gods resided—the sudden influx of energy was like a storm.
