The realization slowly struck Lucien. The vampire soldiers had abandoned the lower levels when the battle began.
The guardian had been left alone.
Lucien's crimson eyes narrowed. "Did it manage to escape?"
He looked around the chamber again. The fragment was gone. The cat was gone.
Lucien's face darkened. "No..."
The cat must have escaped during the chaos. And somehow, it had taken the fragment with it.
Lucien's aura exploded.
BOOM!
The entire chamber shook violently. The walls cracked. His crimson darkness spread across the floor like living shadows.
"That damn cat!"
He had been keeping the fragment hidden for years. He had planned to use it when the perfect opportunity came. And now, because of the war, he had lost it.
Lucien's expression became murderous. "I'll find you."
He immediately turned around. But before he could leave the palace, a terrifying golden aura suddenly descended. Lucien froze. The air around him became unbearably heavy.
