Chapter 404: The God King's Final Judgment

As Jedrek's voice, a blade of ice in the superheated air, finished its pronouncement, the very foundations of the subterranean chamber trembled. The Dikun Instrument at the center of the vast ritual array pulsed with a blinding, malevolent crimson light. Lines of energy, thick as pythons, writhed across the floor, all converging on the monstrous device. The stolen lifeblood of the Dragon Vein was reaching its crescendo. A slow, condescending clap echoed from the heart of the crimson glare. A...