Chapter 27: The Fragment Of Light (3)

Charlotte watched wide-eyed as a pale girl with crimson-red eyes was pulled from her sword. 

"And so, the soul of the Soulcraft is left undefended." The Fragment of Atyx boomed, as his featureless face began splitting open like a flower blooming. Thousands of eyes peered out, each looking onward in disgust. "Behold a mere fraction of my peak magnificence." A pair of feathery golden wings pierced out from his back with a sickening crunch, as a shining golden halo spun around the top of his head.