Ashes of Betrayal,A Fallen Goddess's VengeanceChapter 1
When I returned to the sect from my travels, all I found of my master was a heap of ruined flesh.
Every bone in his body was gone. My senior brothers and sisters were nowhere to be found.
The Matron Acevedo sat before his corpse, her aged voice calling out to me.
"Lynara, your master traded his life for every disciple's ascension. You should go report to the divine realm too."
Only then did I learn the truth. The Sovereign of the Heavens, ruler of all realms, had needed immortal bones to forge a celestial body for his mortal wife. He'd chosen my master, the one with the strongest spiritual affinity.
In exchange for allowing every disciple of the Dawnveil Sect to ascend, he had ripped every bone and sinew from my master's body.
I've had a flaw for as long as I can remember. I don't cry. I don't laugh. The whole sect called me cold-blooded.
Now, staring at the mangled remains of the man who had saved my life and raised me as his own daughter, I was still calm.
"Matron, did Master agree to this willingly?"
Her eyes reddened instantly.
"Aldric Voss is the last god in existence. What he says goes. We never had a choice."
I gave a quiet "oh."