Finally, Caelum took them to the Valley of Stars. There, lost among mountains, stood the shrine of the Guardian. This ancient edifice glowed as with an ethereal light: upon its walls ran those same symbols of protection and of power.
As Aiden drew closer to the shrine, the blade of the Guardian began glowing in his hand, the air filled with intense light, and the blade stirred again into full powers. For now, he could feel the power of those guardians before him inside himself. His spirits could feel being pushed by that.
He was prepared with the sword, to face the Shadow King, and he was going to stand for this darkness, to save this land that he had so dearly loved. And so Lyra and Caelum stood beside him; he had never doubted them and, in turn, never would they doubt him as he readied to complete their final leg of travel. That was going to lead them right into the very heart of darkness-to meet the Shadow King.