Days before Pyris came back...
Her tone shifted in an instant—soft, almost coaxing, but laced with something absolute and unyielding. "Alexandra Elise," the Light Goddess said, her voice melodic, warm even, yet there was no mistaking the finality behind it. "Do you accept to be my Champion? Ah, but no... I don't think you have a choice."
With a graceful wave of her hand, light exploded around Alexa, engulfing her completely.
Radiant energy tightened, pressing down on her like a thousand invisible chains. It wasn't just light—it was raw, divine authority, trying to force her into submission, to crush her will, to break her very soul and bind it to the goddess's command.
Emberly's breath caught in her throat. This was it. This was what they had feared all along.
