บททั้งหมดของ He Called Me Weak, Now I Hold His Fate: บทที่ 181 - บทที่ 190

Nadia's POV. The first thing Varic felt was cold.Not the lifeless chill of death, but the raw, biting kind that cut into flesh and dragged you back into being. He gasped as his lungs filled with air and his body convulsed against the hard stone beneath him.When his eyes opened, he was no longer in the Veil.The night sky loomed above, jagged mountains carving black silhouettes against the stars. He was lying on a runic circle etched deep into the ground, the same obsidian symbols that had marked the Gate now glowing faintly beneath his skin.For a long moment, he couldn’t move. Everything felt heavier, slower as if his soul hadn’t quite caught up with his body. His heartbeat came sluggishly, then faster, then all at once.He was alive.Barely.He pushed himself upright, wincing as pain tore through his ribs. His reflection in the pool of water beside him caught his eye—and his breath hitched.His eyes were no longer the crimson of fire. They glowed gold, faintly rimmed with black.

Nadia's POV.The sun never rose that morning.Instead, a blood-red haze spread across the sky, painting the horizon in hues of scarlet and smoke. From the broken windows of the temple, the world looked as if it were burning. Nadia stood at the edge of the shattered altar, staring out at the storm that had begun to twist above the mountains.Varic was silent beside her, his shoulders rigid, his eyes locked on the same horizon. His skin was pale, almost translucent in the dim light, and Nadia could see faint veins of golden light pulsing beneath the surface.“You’re fading,” she said softly.He didn’t look at her. “I’m remembering.”“What do you mean?”Varic’s jaw tightened. “Every time she touches the veil, she pulls pieces of me with her. My memories… my strength.” His fingers clenched at his side. “If she completes the awakening, she won’t just return. She’ll replace me.”Nadia’s heart pounded. “Then we don’t give her the chance.”He turned to her, the faintest spark of a smirk cross

Nadia's POV. The northern winds howled like ghosts when they reached Eldrath. The ruins were nothing more than scattered stones and half-buried bones stretching into the fog. Once, this was the seat of the first wolf kings, now it was a cemetery of power and memory.The journey had taken three days. Three days of silence between Nadia and Varic. Three days of her feeling the constant hum of the sigil beneath her skin, a reminder that her heartbeat no longer belonged solely to her. Every time she tried to tap into her magic, she could feel his energy threading through hers, answering like a second pulse.When they finally crossed the last ridge, Carter muttered, “This place gives me the creeps.”“It’s supposed to,” Varic said, his tone flat. “The bloodline that built it didn’t want mortals here.”Nadia stared at the massive stone doors that rose from the ground ahead, covered in runes so old they looked carved from bone. “And we’re walking in anyway.”Varic looked at her. “Do you want

Nadia's POV. The climb down from Eldrath took the better part of the morning. The air reeked of dust and blood, and every step Nadia took felt heavier than the last. Her body hadn’t yet adjusted to the strange bond that now pulsed between her and Varic. It wasn’t just warmth anymore, it was fire laced with shadow, a heartbeat that wasn’t entirely hers.She could feel him in her chest. Every breath he took echoed faintly in her lungs; every faint pain he tried to hide rippled through her veins. It was more than connection, it was fusion.Varic walked ahead, silent as always, his long coat torn and bloodstained. Carter trailed behind, muttering curses under his breath as he checked the map of the mountain ridge. The air between the three of them was tight with unspoken things.When they finally reached the ridge overlooking the valley, Nadia stopped. Below, the remnants of Eldrath’s energy pulsed like a dying star embers fading into the earth.“It’s really over,” she murmured.Varic di

Nadia's POV.The Seer’s scream was unlike anything human. It rang through the air as Nadia’s flames engulfed her. The light of the fire turned white-hot, swallowing the bridge, the mist, even the sky above.Nadia could feel her body unraveling with it. Every pulse of power tore at her insides, threatening to burn her from within. But she couldn’t stop. She wouldn’t.Through the inferno, she saw Varic struggling to stand. His sword clattered to the ground, his form wavering in and out of shadow. “Nadia!! stop! You’ll kill yourself!”She shook her head, tears mingling with sweat and ash. “She has to end! She’ll keep taking from us, forever!”Varic stumbled forward, fighting against the blast of wind and fire. He reached her, grabbed her shoulders, and forced her to look at him. “You can’t carry both our flames alone. Let me in.”Her eyes widened, and before she could speak, he pressed his forehead to hers. The bond flared like a supernova.Fire met shadow, no longer fighting, no longer