Chapter 194: The End Of Everything

But it was Gabriel's next statement that really did me in.

"There," he said, that single word drawing me into his magic as he showed me with a simple gesture exactly where the Universes intersected. I felt myself drawn physically to it even as my son went on. "Your guess the other Universe is disappearing is accurate, Mabel." Well, at least it wasn't just us. I examined the spot in the veil though my body remained in the Stronghold chamber. Disconcerting at first until I allowed my white sorcery to graze the edges and everything became clear.

How had I missed this scar in the fabric of the veil? It ran through every single portion of it, tendrils tying the Universe together not only with power but with a frozen moment, an instant of time that felt like a scream waiting to be released. I shuddered from it even as I was drawn to it.

It felt like doom.

"Is this my fault?" I had to ask, didn't know why it seemed so important.