The gravity of Khepra-Ankh's last words lingered in the air and pressed down on Erend's chest until his breathing slowed and his mind turned inward.
"So this is why the system kept warning me…"
Then he felt that the faint, ever-present awareness of his power moved inside him. It was not reacting with urgency, but with grim confirmation.
"It wasn't warning me about Zerathul alone. It was warning me about what stands above him."
Erend sighed slowly and lifted his eyes to Eccar and Aesa.
"There's something I haven't told you before," he said.
Eccar and Aesa both turned to him immediately.
"The Void Architect… isn't just some distant evil," Erend continued. "It's the natural enemy of the system power that I have. And Zerathul, the Grave Bringer we're fighting right now, he's not alone."
Eccar stiffened. "What do you mean?"
