The shard glowed with an eerie intensity as if a compressed galaxy was trapped in a pebble-sized crystal. Crhono held the shard carefully, his magic-enforced gloves designed to neutralize any leaks of magical energy.
He had faced Carcom in order to eradicate a threat that had devastated entire kingdoms, but this piece of the fallen god presented an even greater challenge. The dragons, powerful guardians of the seals, had protected the fragments of the fallen god for centuries. However, they had never found a way to destroy them.
Ancient recorded knowledge and stories passed down through generations claimed that attempting to destroy the fragments resulted in catastrophic disasters. Crhono knew that the consequences of a mistake would be irreversible, but he also understood that as long as the fragments existed, the danger would persist.
