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Chapter 60: Echoes Beneath the Temple

ผู้เขียน: Author Gloria
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Elixir's POV

Everything changed when I crossed the threshold of the shrine.

My body was hit by a blast of heat, then bone-deep cold. The shadows that had followed us since the clearing rushed forward as if they had been waiting for me to enter, and the rune on my ribcage burned as if it had been set on fire.

Lucian's hand moved through empty air as he attempted to draw me back. I was sealed within when the stone doors between us slammed shut. "Elixir!" he yelled from outside, his voice panicked and muffled. I reached out, but my fingers met cold, ancient stone.

I was alone.

And yet, I wasn’t.

The air inside the temple thrummed with energy. A deep, rhythmic pulse vibrated through the floor, like a heartbeat—but it wasn’t mine. Runes along the walls flickered to life, glowing the same dark crimson as the mark on my side. They spiraled inward, leading deeper into the darkness.

I stepped forward, each movement dragging the shadows behind me. The further I walked, the quieter the wo
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