Destiny
Chapter One
Book Three of
THE SYMPHONY OF AGES
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When the mountain peak of Gurgus exploded, the vibrations coursed through
the foundations of the earth.
Above ground, the debris field from the blast stretched for miles, ranging
from boulder-sized rubble at the base of the peak to fragments of sand
that littered the steppes more than a league away. In between, shards of
colored glass from windows that had once been inlaid in the mountain's
hollow summit lay like a broken rainbow, glittering in the sun beneath an
intermittent layer of sparkling dust.
Below ground, a small band of Firbolg soldiers felt the concussion rumble
beneath their feet, though they were some miles east of Gurgus. A few
moments of stillness passed, as dust settled to the floor of the tunnel.
When Krarn finally released the breath he was holding, the rest of his
patrol shook off t ... read full excerpt from Destiny: Child of the Sky ebook
