Chapter 43: The Madness After Fire

SAGE

The fervor scorching to my soul never faltered since it began to consume all my thoughts, burning me from within. Its heat crawled to my skin, eating my flesh into nothing and crushed all what was left of me. As I continue to scream in tremendous pain, my teary gaze moved towards the cause of my suffering.

My hand tried to reach out for them yet they were too far away. Sarah glanced at me first before she joined her underlings, going for the approaching battle. I blinked my eyes to the wicked witch who was standing over Dimitri with a sharp dagger in her hand. She began to shout ancient words as her voice echoed all over the place like a hang drum playing with stone.

'Embrace me,' a familiar voice materialized along the swelling ache in my mind. But I couldn't even respond, troubled by the desire of wanting to save Dimitri and Primrose from their deathbed.

The wind howled and the torches sung with it as the fire within me seemed to want to burst out. All I wanted was for this to