Chapter 18: Skye

Sitting on the floor of my room, the quiet hum of the world outside my window was my only companion. I've been told I have powers, that a potential I can't begin to understand lays dormant within me. And now, I'm on a journey to unlock this potential. But where do I even begin?

I closed my eyes, trying to reach within myself. It was like trying to grasp onto wisps of smoke, ephemeral and elusive. Sometimes I could almost feel something, a hint of warmth, a flicker of power, but then it would slip away again, leaving me grasping at empty air.

Frustration welled up within me, the self-doubt gnawing at my confidence. How am I supposed to access something I don't even understand? How am I supposed to fight against a destiny that seems as immovable as the tide?

Taking a deep breath, I tried to center myself again, to block out the whirlwind of thoughts and focus on the task at hand. I thought about what I knew about magic from stories, about reaching out with my mind and heart, about see