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Oh, those words were never good Even worse, Siljar waved a hand to put up an invisible barrier so her words couldn’t be overheard despite the fact they were sitting in the hly secure spot in the entire universe

"As you wish"

"I have sensed the presence of an old enemy," Siljar confessed, her expression troubled "It is very faint, but Ifear"

"An old enemy?"

"The one the Veil was created to keep from this world"

Nefri rose to her feet before she even knew she was"But how is that possible?" she demanded in shock

"It is my suspicion that when the Dark Lord was destroyed it left Gaius stripped bare of all his defenses He was dangerously vulnerable"

"Did he attempt to travel beyond the Veil?"

"No, but he still possesses the medallion"

It’d been an unpleasant shock to everyone when it was discovered that Gaius had a medallion similar to her own And that he’d intended to use it to break the Dark Lord out of his prison

"Forgive aze to the heavy goldaround Nefri’s neck Scrolled with ancient spells, theto do with the torches set in the corners of the cavern

"The ancient aed at the same time the Veil was created" Siljar folded her hands in front of her, giving the i before you were asked to lead your people through the barrier"

Nefri stiffened in surprise "But"

"Yes?"

"Gaius claimed his amulet was made by the Dark Lord," she explained

Siljar snorted "Pompous douche"

Nefri blinked Pompous douche? Those weren’t words she expected to hear frohty Oracle

"The Dark Lord?" she asked, cautiously

"Of course" Siljar peeled back her lips to reveal the razor sharp teeth "The nasty creature was very skillful in destroying things, but he had no talent for creation"

Yes, that od, but never as a creator Soed with a pang of annoyance

"Then how did he get it?"

"He stole it during the ti the Veil"

Nefri’s brows lifted at the reluctant confession Stealing from the Oracles seeed "We were distracted Constructing the Veil took all our combined efforts and still we nearly failed In fact"

"In fact?"

Siljar gave a sharp shake of her head "Nothing"

Nefri knew da" could force Siljar to share if she didn’t want to

"Why didn’t the Dark Lord keep it?" she instead demanded

"The prophecy of his banishment had already been spoken," Siljar said "I think he hoped he would be able to reach thean end to the dimensions betorlds So he imbued it with his essence and hid it beyond the Veil"

Ah It would, of course, be the perfect hiding place Unfortunately for the Dark Lord, it was also the most difficult to penetrate

"So when he couldn’t reach it, he insteadit for him"

"Yes And when the Dark Lord was destroyed the medallion was left empty, ready to be filled by another power"

Another power

The power that was never spoken of

The power that scared even the Oracles