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Chapter 142 - In search of their friends

As the soldiers hauled Sikaren to his feet and dragged him from the hall, Vasthren approached the altar. He placed his hands upon its cool surface, feeling the slight thrum of ancient powers within the stone.

For a heartbeat, nothing happened.

Then, with a grinding sound of stone against stone, the altar began to sink into the floor. Dust rose as centuries-old mechanisms engaged, and a stairway was revealed, spiraling down into darkness that seemed to swallow the torchlight.

Morveth peered into the depths, her expression hungry. "After all these years, the weapons of the ending—we have found them. The Lord will reward us greatly for this."

"Send word to Hilda," Vastren commanded the youngest soldier.

"Tell her that we have breached the Vault. And summon the specialists—whatever protections lie below, I want them dismantled systematically. We take no chances."

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