Chapter 18
The Final Assault
Elara returns through the shimmering doorway to find Kael and the child of light barely holding the sky bridge seal against the void's ancient darkness. The void launches its final assault, tearing at the seal. Elara, Kael, and the child of light combine their strength, but the darkness is overwhelming. Master Borin arrives with a desperate plan: to use the pillar as a conduit to draw on the healing light from the sealed memory. They succeed in reinforcing the seal, but the void's darkness begins to manifest a physical form in the Burning Lands, threatening to break through a new crack.
Elara tumbled through the shimmering doorway and landed hard on the stone floor of the pillar chamber. The air was thick with heat and tension. Before her, the pillar of light that connected the Burning Lands to Narnija pulsed erratically, its glow flickering like a dying candle. Kael stood at its base, his hands pressed against the crystal surface, sweat dripping from his brow. The child of light hovered beside him, its small form trembling with effort.
"Elara!" Kael called out, relief flooding his voice. "You're back! Did you heal the memory?"
"Yes," she said, scrambling to her feet. "The guardian is free, but the void is furious. It's going to strike the sky bridge with everything it has."
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