Ritual of Unbinding

The room was dimly lit, the flickering glow of candles casting long shadows across the walls. In the center was the salt circle, carefully drawn, its boundaries holding an air of finality. Jade stood over a wooden flask, its surface engraved with intricate, ancient patterns that seemed to pulse with their own life.She gestured for us to stand on opposite sides of the circle. A deep gash was opened in the center of each of our palms, and the crimson stream of our blood dripped into the flask. The mingling of our life essence felt symbolic—two lives connected, now about to be severed. Once the flask was filled, Jade uncorked a smaller vial and poured its contents into the blood mixture. The liquid turned a dark, viscous red, its surface swirling as though alive. “It’s parrot’s blood,” she explained, her voice low and full of respect, as though she spoke to the room itself.She began to chant, her words foreign and ancient, their meaning lost to time but their power unmistakable. The a

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My words dissolved into sobs, my chest heaving as I clung to her hands like they were my last tether to sanity. My grief spilled over, raw and merciless, my sobs morphing into broken hiccups as Jade pulled me into her arms. She held me tightly, her presence a quiet balm to the storm raging inside me, even as I wished for the impossible: to erase love itself.“I can’t do that, I’m afraid,” she said firmly, her lips pressing into a thin line as she spoke, her tone cutting through the air with a conviction that was impossible to ignore. She gave a slight, almost subtle shake of her head, her eyes narrowing. “What you mistake for weakness, what you think will break you, will instead become the very strength you need, even if you can't see it yet."Her gaze softened, and she reached up to gently lift my chin, forcing me to meet her eyes. There was a vulnerability there, an unspoken sorrow that flickered in the depths of her gaze. It was almost as though she were seeing something within me

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The icy splash of water jolted me awake, sending a shiver coursing through my spine. I let out a long, deep breath and leaned back, letting the cold clarity settle over me before I finally opened my eyes. My reflection in the mirror was a stranger—tired eyes, hollowed cheeks, and an expression that I barely recognized as my own. I swiped a towel across my face and turned to Jade, who held me with her usual calm, and now with a smile. “Coffee, right?” she asked, her voice gentle but knowing. I nodded, trying to muster any hint of normalcy. “Yes, Ma’am.” “Good. Join your friends. I’ll be there in a minute,” she said, the warmth in her smile oddly comforting. I made my way to the table where Dominic and the others were gathered. The weight of their pity pressed down on me like an anchor. I could feel their stares—unspoken words that stung worse than any blow. But Dominic... Dominic didn’t even glance my way. Not once. His silence felt heavier than their sympathy, and I couldn’t d

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Ritual of Unbinding

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