The voice came from Ashley.
This purple crystal was the same one Su Yu once used against Lailin.
After using it once, Su Yu could no longer actively use the crystal to summon Ashley. However, it could passively summon her. If Ashley wished to come to Su Yu's side, she could descend using the crystal as her medium.
Within the mysterious purple radiance, Ashley's true form appeared in front of Jared.
Jared's emotions felt as though they had fallen off a cliff.
"It's over. Everything is over!" He was consumed by an all-encompassing despair, staring at Ashley who materialized before him, his hands and feet icy cold.
No, he didn't have feet.
Even Jared's brain had already started flashing scenes like a revolving lantern, replaying his past as though through a slideshow.
Back at the fall of the hymn's ruins, Jared had already harbored thoughts of defection.