An enormous sun slowly rose behind Shar, its orange-red blaze illuminating the entire Temple of Time. "What?" The sun's appearance drastically changed Shar's expression. The Goddess of Night suddenly realized something.
If she could reach the Shar of the Netherese Era through the River of Time, Aaron could naturally reach the Amaunator of the Netherese Era through it too!
"You guessed right."
Aaron finally relaxed the moment he saw the sun rise. He coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood, golden divine blood constantly spurting from the stumps of his arms. His knees could no longer support him, and he collapsed.
"Aaron, are you all right?!" Selûne was gravely wounded herself, but her first concern was still Aaron.
Eilistraee had already passed out.
"All right... like hell I am!" Aaron laughed through gritted teeth. "Sister Shar, this time, you really are finished. You've lost. I can officially declare that myself now."
The scorching sun illuminated every inch of the Temple of Time, its radiance dispelling all the hidden darkness. Shar had nowhere to hide beneath its light, and her divine power evaporated at a terrifying speed. With no time to argue with Aaron, she gathered her remaining divine power and lunged at him, hoping to end the battle in a single stroke.
But the golden light did not come solely from the rising sun. Every goddess statue in every building of the Temple of Time was glowing. Pure divine radiance streamed into the sky, and a barrier of light blocked Shar's path to Aaron. No matter how fiercely the Goddess of Night burned her divine power, she remained roughly a hundred meters away from him.
"No, this is impossible! Why? Mystryl! Mysty, why have even you..."
Shar had been so close to victory. Just that little bit more!
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