New bible

Previously

…Behind her, she heard the clash of voices and the scrape of boots on stone. She climbed until she reached a wooden door, which she pushed open with her shoulder. She stepped out into a small, quiet chapel, lit by stained-glass windows that cast colored light across the pews. For a moment, everything was still. The flame in her hands pulsed once, then settled. The New Bible fell silent. But then the bells of the Vatican began to ring—loud, urgent, calling the guards. Elara looked down at the flame. It was not just a spark anymore. It was a fire, steady and strong. And she knew that the hardest part of the journey was only just beginning.