The sudden burst of light from the necklace threw everyone into confusion.

Ghislain himself had no idea what was happening. The divine energy contained within the necklace was only supposed to activate when placed in the chalice he had seized earlier.

Why it was activating now, or what effect it might have, was beyond his understanding. Up until now, the necklace had only been used to verify sacred artifacts.

And yet, here it was, emitting the same radiant glow as before, even though no one had touched it.

‘Why?’

There was only one plausible explanation.

‘Julien?’

It had to be …