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49: Shapes, Shadows & Spirit

Author: Chris Muna
last update publish date: 2025-09-01 18:57:14

The moment Seraphine stepped through the archway, the air changed.

Cold. Heavy.

The fog swallowed her whole, muffling sound, muffling light. She reached for the rune-marked stone behind her only to find nothing but more mist. The exit was gone.

So it begins.

The silence pressed on her ears until a faint rustle broke it. A whisper. Then another. The fog shifted, forming shapes, shadows with too many eyes, too many teeth. They slithered around her, circling, testing.

Her pulse hammered. Her
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