Chapter 242 Reverberations Of Power

• Ariella’s vision blurred as waves of light engulfed her, a rush of energy coursing through her veins like wildfire. The artifact pulsed beneath her hand, its crystalline surface warm, almost alive. For a moment, she felt weightless, suspended between reality and something far greater.
• Her feet touched solid ground again, and she opened her eyes to a transformed scene. She was no longer in the serene Realm of Echoes. Instead, she stood in a vast hall of shimmering crystal, its walls reflecting infinite versions of herself. The artifact now floated before her, spinning slowly, its glow softening to a steady rhythm that matched her heartbeat.
• “You have awakened it,” came the shadowy figure’s voice, though it was no longer beside her. Instead, it echoed throughout the chamber, omnipresent. “Few have succeeded, but this is only the beginning.”