Fores’ eyes were gouged out. His vision darkened, and the golden light seeped into the void where his sight had been.0

Both Suho and Sillad immediately recognized the light’s source—the Stones of the Outer Gods.0

The malevolent energy began to affect Fores’ very soul. As soon as the stones sank within him, his vision seemed to fracture. Then his soul shattered like fragile glass.0

“His soul was broken,” Sillad said, his teeth grinding with barely restrained anger.0

Fores’ soul had begun to splinter, and along with it, his countless memories were destroyed. The vision created by the ice flower began to dissolve, scattering like powdered snow in the wind.0

Sillad glared as the beings who had handed over the Stones of the Outer Gods also melted away. He clicked his tongue.0

“No wonder his soul was so small for a high elf. It seems to me that his vessel was not nearly large enough to accept the power they gave him.”0

“Or perhaps...0