Shiloh stepped outside the vault and stood still for a moment, taking in the open expanse stretching out before her.

The look in her eyes deepened into something unreadable. She took in a long, slow breath, then let it out. And then the energy around her began to rise.

Without any catalyst, without any outside help, as naturally as breathing, her power surged toward the Beyond Mortal threshold and crashed through it like it had always belonged there.

She mumbled coldly, "Lilith, let's see if