"The two are connected. Light and dark, sun and moon—they balance each other. Without one..." He didn't finish the sentence, but he didn't need to.
"Let me guess," I said, crossing my arms. "Without her, things start falling apart. Realms destabilize, domains get cranky, deities start bickering...chaos ensues."
"Exactly," Agnos replied.
I sighed. "Great. So no pressure, right?"
I turned back toward the throne, its light still warm but noticeably dimmer. Amaterasu was missing, and with her, the vitality of this place—of her entire domain—was fading.
Whatever had happened, we needed to find her. And fast.
We exchanged a look. There were too many questions with too few answers. The mysteries surrounding Amaterasu's disappearance only grew deeper the more we uncovered.
"Before we go," Agnos said suddenly, "there's something else we should check."
I blinked. "What?"
