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Hidden Wounds 1

Author: Samuelade
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RAE

But that worried me even more.

"Self-inflicted?" The words came out sharper than I meant them to.

Cornelius settled back on his perch. His stone wings folded against his body with a sound like rocks sliding into place.

"Magic affects things," he said. "White magic. Green magic. Infernal magic. They all leave marks on the world. On people, especially."

I stayed quiet. Waited for him to continue.

"When magic affects a person, it leaves a wound." He gestured with one clawed hand toward the door. Toward the school beyond. "Memory magic has ravaged the minds of plenty in this institution now. They all have wounds in their mind. Festering things that will ache and throb."

My stomach twisted.

"Over time," Cornelius continued, "if they ascend in power beyond whatever demon cast the spell, the wounds become scars. They will remember what happened here." He paused. Those amber eyes glowed brighter. "By then, it will probably be too late."

"Too late for what?"

He didn't answer. Inst
Samuelade

What could be Elena's wound? Who do you think she might have made a deal with?

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