To make matters worse, due to the Doom Tide, there was no world energy and no way for Lith to use Invigoration.
The only silver lining was that Valeron the Second was unscathed. Despite everything the Awakened had thrown at the baby boy, Lith had managed to keep him safe.
Yet that didn't make Valeron feel any less scared or tormented by the truth he had just learned.
The baby boy had discovered the concept of death after Valtak's passing. The loss of the Father of Fire had stung hard, but it was nothing compared to what ravaged Valeron's heart today.
His father was dead, his mother was dead, and the man who Valeron had proudly called dad until two minutes ago was responsible for that. The pain from the grief and the betrayal Valeron felt struggled for supremacy.
Yet, akin to two lions fighting among them while tumbling down the edge of a cliff, victory was pointless. Valeron suffered anyway, and despite the desire to reunite with his parents, the baby boy was terrified of death.
