The Godsfall Chronicles - Chapter 836
Humans were strong. Stronger than other species they had subjugated. It was not a power that came innately, however – it was born from their limitless potential. Still, it hardly mattered. The gods might have failed, but it did not mean their mission was not a success.
The vortex overhead began to shrink. A massive figure began to emerge, partially visible through the darkness. This fragment of Chaos was coming into reality – but then stopped. Something was wrong. Its core, contained in another piece of itself, had been destroyed.
What hovered over the Source mountain was only a piece of the chaos beast. Without the core it could not exist independently. A terrifying power began to gather inside it, surging erratically. As the aborted fragment of Chaos fell from the sky it prepared to release all the energy it had devoured.
The imminent explosion promised to be catastrophic.