Elixir’s POVShe screamed without lungsThe creature that stepped out of Elixur wasn’t flesh—it was intent, twisted into formHer body fell limp as the thing rose, dragging its claws along the ground like it was carving the world’s obituary into the dirtNot VirexBut his answer to meAn entity not shaped by fire, void, or memoryBut by the hollow space betweenLucian’s blade shimmered with runes, but he hesitatedSoren’s wards sparked around us, unstable under the weight of that thing’s presenceEwen whispered something in an ancient tongue, his fingers glowing silver as he reached for me“I’m still here,” I said, louder than I feltThe creature turned its face toward me—no features, just a ripple of my outline, inverted and corruptedMy shape without my soul“I am your correction,” it hissed“No,” I said. “You are their failure.”It struck without soundWind shattered against the shield Soren threw in front of me, the ground exploding with invisible forceLucian met it blade-first,
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