A rare celestial convergence neared—the Eclipse Nexus, when ley lines surge and magic becomes... unstable. Dangerous. Perfect.
Kael planned his greatest spell yet: a full merge of Archaic and Construct magic in front of the entire Academy.
It succeeded. And it broke the sky.
Literally.
From the rift above, entities began whispering. Forgotten gods. Exiled spirits. Knowledge, yes—but also madness.
Kael smiled.
"At last. Someone who speaks my language."