The light from the relic intensified, expanding like a star about to collapse in on itself. Elara could feel its pulse in her chest, an overwhelming energy surging through her as if the very forces of creation were stirring inside her. The Shard recoiled, its form twisting in response, a deep, resonating hiss filling the air. It was the sound of something ancient, something immense, realizing it had met an obstacle far more formidable than it had anticipated.
"You still don't understand," the Shard rumbled, its voice laced with a strange mixture of contempt and fear. "The power you wield is nothing but a flicker in the vastness of existence. You are not the ones meant to defeat me."
