Akerian had never felt an hand go right though her chest before, and she gasped. The pain... The pain was something she couldn't even have imagined.

And then she saw it.

That crystal. She'd heard Ares talk about it before, about how badly she wished she could own it.

And to think that she could have...

It was all in vain, though, as suddently, something was ripped out of her and Akerian fell in a heap with one last gasp.

The keymaster had failed her task.