Time seemed to stop around the crater. The handsome man's eyes had suddenly snapped open inside the crystal coffin, and everyone stared in stunned silence.

Those eyes held depths that no mortal gaze should possess. It was as if he had witnessed centuries of death and suffering. Just meeting that deadly stare sent hearts pounding and chilled everyone to the bone.

Just when they thought nothing could be more terrifying, the man, Thymaleon, stirred slightly. To their surprise, he rose from the c