Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 380

Chapter 380: The Morning Of The Ritual

Dawn came too quickly.

Elena stood in the center of the large ritual room watching the sunrise through the eastern windows and felt the weight of what was about to happen settle onto her shoulders. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Today, Lilith would attempt to transform a divine curse into personal power.

Today, they would find out if love and determination and raw magical talent were enough to break fate.

Today, someone would either live or die.

Elena had been preparing the ritual space since four in the morning. Drawing circles. Placing crystals. Weaving protective wards. Everything had to be perfect or the transformation would fail before it even began.

The room was large, formerly a ballroom before the estate was damaged in Thalia’s attack. All furniture had been removed. The floor had been cleaned and blessed. The windows had been covered with heavy curtains to block out distractions.

And in the center of it all, a massive ritual circle drawn in white salt and silver dust.

Three rings, one inside the other.

The outer ring: protective wards to contain any magical backlash.

The middle ring: amplification symbols to strengthen Lilith’s power.

The inner ring: transformation sigils drawn in a pattern Elena had found in her family’s oldest texts.

At the very center: a space for Lilith to lie down. Flat on her back. Vulnerable. Exposed to the magic that would either save her or kill her.

Elena walked the circles one more time, checking every line, every symbol, every carefully placed component.

Moonstones at the cardinal points for clarity.

Obsidian at the intercardinal points for death magic resonance.

Clear quartz scattered throughout for power amplification.

And in the very center, beneath where Lilith’s heart would rest: a single piece of hematite carved with binding runes.

Everything was ready.

The door opened and Victoria entered carrying a tray with additional components.

"How does it look?" Victoria asked.

"Perfect," Elena said. "As perfect as I can make it anyway."

Victoria set the tray down and examined the circles with a critical eye. "You used the Markov family symbols."

"Yes," Elena confirmed. "This ritual is based on techniques my ancestors developed for curse transformation. It’s never been used on a divine curse before but theoretically it should work."

"Theoretically," Victoria repeated, and there was an edge to her voice.

Elena looked at her. Victoria looked terrible. Dark circles under her eyes. Hands shaking slightly. Hair pulled back in a messy knot. She clearly hadn’t slept.

"Did you finish your preparations?" Elena asked quietly.

Victoria understood what she was really asking. Did you gather everything you need for the resurrection if this fails?

"Yes," Victoria said. "Everything is ready. Just in case."

"Good," Elena said.

They worked in silence for a few minutes, making final adjustments to the ritual space.

Then Victoria spoke again. "How confident are you? That this will work?"

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