CHAPTER 156

　　As soon as the veil closes, Cerridwen, Ogrun, and Valkrim release me. It’s a moment I dread as I know it means I’m too late. I can’t save Mysteria.

　　Cerridwen places a hand on my shoulder. I stand and glare at her. I don’t need to say how angry and upset I am at her. My face says it all.

　　‘Selene, I’m sorry. It’s for the best to keep you safe.’

　　I step away from her and run to my glass orb and wave my hand over to see Mysteria.

　　We see Magnus watching Nina dance to the beat of drums with other women around a large fire. Suddenly Nina and the others pause as the ground beneath them shakes vigorously with so much force that some of them fall back onto the ground. The air around them thickens with fog as they begin to step back with fear.

　　A thunderous roar is heard in the distance. I’ve heard it before. It’s Thypon. He slithers forward, making himself known to the people. More creatures appear near his tail. There are thousands of them.