Chapter 2098

Shannon knew her new body couldn't gather supernatural strength, but it was alright—she had Trevaris. After Serelith had claimed her name before the crowd, it was time to see for herself just what kind of power of phoenix Solvanna carried within. Maeric stood stone-faced, but beneath that still exterior, his mind was racing. If Solvanna could receive the phoenix's answer before all these guests, then none of today's chaos would matter. As long as she could prove herself as the Chosen One, and so long as that fate bore the Ignis bloodline, all his careful schemes would still hold. As for Serelith? He had never pinned hopes on her from the beginning. Her failure was inevitable. Once she shamed herself in front of everyone, he would finally have reason to cast her out for good. If she refused to behave like a proper daughter of the Ignis family, then so be it—she need not be one at all. As Elysia ordered preparations for the invocation ceremony following Serelith's bold challenge,