In just a few short days, Cassie saw that even her worst expectations were proven wrong.
Red Hill was lost. The Sanctuary of Noctis was lost. The Lake of Tears was lost — not simply conquered, but erased from the map, forever changing the face of the Weeping Goddess.
And these were only the Citadels that had fallen to Mordret. In truth, there was no saying how many Saints had already been enthralled by Asterion, thus making their Citadels beholden to the Hunger Domain.
The Longing Domain was crumbling.
Which meant that somewhere out there, Nephis was growing weaker.
Cassie would have liked to worry about Nephis, but the truth of the matter was that she had no such luxury. She did not have time to worry even about herself.
The decision Kai had made during the battle for the Lake of Tears turned the already terrible situation simply untenable. His intentions had been good, but the consequences of providing a glorious stage for Asterion were dire.
