Location: Brannick's Forge — Hidden Village
Date/Time: 25-26 Ashwhisper, 9938 AZI
Realm: Mid Realm
Ren's image appeared at midnight.
Not an illusion. Not a projection of light and shadow. Voresh opened the common path wide — wider than Lyria had felt before, a deep channel of essence connecting the clearing outside Brannick's forge to the demon realm with an intimacy that made the air vibrate. Through that channel, carried on the shared consciousness that linked demon to demon across realms, came the king.
Not physically. But close enough.
The image was translucent, rendered in shades of deep purple and copper essence that hung in the air like a painting made of light. But the details were precise. The raven-black hair cascading past broad shoulders. The jade-white skin with its faint luminescence. The high cheekbones, the angular jaw.
And the eyes. Purple. Storm-lit. Burning with an intensity that made the forge feel smaller.
