The Edge of MidnightElara stopped moving. "That altar is""Part of your bloodline," Serena said with a frown. "Damien picked it for a reason."The earth shook beneath our feet. At first, I believed it was because I was sick, but then a scout came into the tent and gasped."Sir, Damien has already begun!""I can't believe that," I said angrily. "The eclipse hasn't""Look," the scout replied, pointing outdoors.We ran outside.The moon hung too low over the horizon, and shadows twisted around it like black smoke. And the mountain where the Blood Altar stood, far away in the horizon, was shining. Not simply glowing; it was pulsating like a heart.Elara took my arm. "He's making the eclipse happen early.""How?" Serena said in a whisper.Elara murmured, "My blood," in a voice full of fear. "He's using Aaron to get me there... to finish what he started years ago."I looked at her, my thoughts already racing with the only way out. "Then we finish this." "Tonight."She looked into my eyes.
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