The cemetery remained eerily silent after Kade disappeared. Aria stood frozen, Luna clutched in her arms, staring at the spot where the tear had been. Where Kade had been.
"He's gone," she whispered. "He's really gone."
Dante approached slowly, checking them both for injuries. "Are you hurt? Either of you?"
"We're fine," Aria said numbly. "But Kade..."
"Sacrificed himself," Dante finished, his expression complicated. Grief, relief, guilt, all mixed together. "He closed the tear. Saved you both."
Lyra was helping Selene to her feet. The priestess looked drained, swaying slightly. "The seal he created, it's strong. Stronger than anything I've ever seen. Whatever those runes did, they bound the Void from accessing this location again."
"Just this location?" Marcus asked. "What about the
