The instant Emery's eyes met those of the Stellar Beast Emperor, he felt his breathing grow heavier, as though the air within the vast stone hall had subtly thickened.
Why now?
Why would the Star Devouring Beast stir at this precise moment?
The Beast Emperor did not speak. He simply observed, his gaze vast and immeasurable.
One by one, the Supremes who had escorted Emery took their seats along the sides of the hall. Alduin settled calmly, composed as ever. Blood Sea leaned back with measured indifference. Fenghuang folded her hands gracefully upon her lap. Dawnstone lowered his massive crystalline frame onto a reinforced platform, the stone beneath him bearing the weight without cracking.
The dragon hybrid Supreme stepped forward.
In his hand appeared a crystalline prism filled with shifting lines of light. Without preamble, he began to speak.
