Chapter 91: The Ultimate Sacrifice
The familiar voice stepped out of the darkness, and Liana's heart nearly stopped.
"Hello, daughter." It was her father. The man who had abandoned her eighteen years ago. The one who was meant to be dead.
But before anyone could respond, a terrible scream shattered the night. It came from the silver pendant in Liana's hands—the cage that held Elder Mira and the True Shadow.
The pendant was glowing red-hot, burning Liana's palm. She dropped it, and everyone watched in horror as it started to crack. "What's happening?" Jace demanded. Voidheart's silver light flickered with fear.
"The jail is unstable. Mira... she's fighting something inside." The pendant split open, and a ghostly figure appeared above it. It looked like Elder Mira, but wrong.
Her eyes were fully black, and shadows writhed beneath her translucent skin. "Help... me..." the figure whispered, but her voice held two tones—her own, and something much darker.
