Chapter 167 - Wings of Ash

The power transfer between Vaelthara and Selena created resonances that seemed to challenge the very foundations of the Tower of Final Authority, its golden chains pulsing with alarm as cosmic bureaucracy recognized a transaction that existed outside normal administrative categories. The forgotten queen's form had grown increasingly translucent as her authority flowed into her chosen heir, but instead of the peaceful dissolution that might have been expected from the completion of such an ancient purpose, something far more dramatic was beginning to occur.