Echoes of the Forgotten God

Previously

…But as Elara looked at the relic, at the swirling lights above, and at the expectant faces of the Order members who had gathered to witness his arrival, he felt a profound sense of isolation. He was surrounded, yet utterly alone. The power Valerius spoke of felt like a wild beast trapped within him, thrashing against its confines. He feared it, feared what it could do, feared what he would become. And in that moment, standing on the precipice of a destiny he never asked for, Elara knew that his life in the whispering woods was gone forever, replaced by a future shrouded in mystery and a power he was terrified to unleash. The marked arrival had begun.