Lazarak was gone.
It was as if the world had fallen silent for a moment. Damon could still see the smile on Lazarak's face as he faded, his body turning into small black particles that dissolved into the aether.
[You have gained: Book of Shadows]
System chimes continued to ring, but Damon remained frozen in a daze.
Lyn and Sithara guided the wyvern-like shadow drone down to him and dismounted, rushing to where Lazarak had stood only moments ago.
But he was gone.
Sithara's face slowly reddened before she collapsed to her knees, sobbing openly. Lyn's hands trembled as he stood beside her, his jaw clenched as he struggled to hide the tears slipping down his face.
Damon slowly raised his arms and opened them.
When the children saw the gesture, they ran to him and clung to his chest, crying without restraint.
He gently stroked their heads.
He could feel his body slowly turning white. Not just him, but everyone who had come into this world with him.
The nightmare was over.
