Shadow Soldier

The days melted into one another as Lucian and Arthur became relentless hunters, pursuing the spectral trail of Emma Agard. Arthur, the outsider with his golden mana blazing, sought cracks in the fabric of reality, hidden portals and forgotten pathways. Lucian, unbound from the chains of the Seer Guardian, wielded his light to pierce through layers of illusion, unearthing truths his father had desperately sought to bury.

Finally, a breakthrough. Lucian stumbled backward, his eyes wide with a strange blend of triumph and horror. "There!" he exclaimed, his voice ragged. "Emma Agard… I see her!  My father, he's trapped her in another dimension. But…" Frustration edged his voice as he slammed a fist against the polished wood of their worktable, "…my power...it's not enough. I can't bridge the gap."