The Blizzard Pegasus continued, "She who carries my will, my soul mark, my divine frost. She who walks in the shadow of obscurity and yet burns with light. She… is my chosen."
The Pegasus then turned to Lan Yujin and the elders. "Your ancestors have lost their way in pride. You have hunted legacy like a beast hunts prey. But bloodlines do not bow to ambition. They are found… or they find."
After a heavy pause, it announced. "Yet I am merciful. You were my home once, after all."
It looked down upon the sacred grounds. "As the matron guardian of the Lan Clan, I shall bless it once again. Let my bloodline awaken within your halls."
"The Leader of the Clan, you shall choose three."
"Three among you, whose blood shall be carved with my frostbrand. Their descendants shall carry my mark… until time and dilution extinguish it once more."
The words echoed like a divine bell.
Gasps rang out. Some disciples wept. Others looked around in disbelief.
