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Chapter 56: The Shadow Within

Author: Nana A
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-03 13:21:03

I stood in the center of the scorched clearing, the aftermath of the battle scattered around me like broken promises. Smoke curled from the earth, and the scent of ash clung to my skin. The power that had surged through me—Nyx’s power—hadn’t left. It clung to me, cold and electric, like frostbite beneath the surface. My body still trembled with it.

My eyes had changed. I could feel it. Where once they were storm-grey, now they shimmered with a violet hue, flecks of starlight threading through the color like celestial veins. Every breath I took reverberated like a note held too long on a string not meant to be played.

And the silence… it wasn’t peace. It was waiting. Holding its breath.

Kael approached slowly, sword still drawn. Blood streaked across his cheek, like war paint smeared in a hurry. But it wasn’t the blood that struck me—it was the way he looked at me.

Cautious. Wary.

Like I was something he used to love, but now wasn’t sure he should touch.

“Elara,” he said ge
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