"Kathryn, this is where you die."
"Survive this…"
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
"All things came from nothingness, and unto nothing shall all things return."
The moment these words escaped Aurora's lips, horror flashed across Kathryn's face. A tremor ran through the stillness as if the world had drawn in a breath. Even the light seemed to dim, thinned by the chill that spread over the ruined ground.
For the first time Kranos was certain. Kathryn had finally felt fear.
Before Kathryn could react, a gray aura welled up from Aurora and rolled outward in a cold tide that swallowed everything in reach. It brushed against stone and sky with the quiet of falling ash, then closed over Kathryn like a shroud.
