"The seal weakened," Ahox observed. His voice carried notes of satisfaction that made the words sound almost pleased despite their inhuman quality.
"I can feel it throughout this realm. The bindings that held me are crumbling like ancient paper exposed to flame. The others?"
"We are proceeding with the rituals to free them all," the leader confirmed. His voice remained steady despite the fear that must have gripped him in the presence of such power.
"You are the first of the twelve to walk free. The others will follow soon. We have already begun the preparations at their sealing sites across the realm."
Ahox's crimson eyes flared brighter at this news. The light intensified until it cast red shadows across the crater walls, painting them crimson. "Good. We have been patient long enough. Millennia of waiting ends now."
