Chapter Fifteen Back home, everything spun around me before darkness claimed my eyes.When I opened them, I was underwater. Cold, endless, and silent. My lungs screamed for air as I kicked upward, my arms slicing through the icy depths until my head broke the surface. I gasped, coughing, confused.There was no ocean, no waves—just a lonely shoreline that bled into a dark, endless forest.Where am I?I looked around, trying to make sense of what I was seeing. Maybe this was a dream. To test it, I picked up a sharp stone from the ground and pressed it against my skin. The sting was real. I hissed as a drop of blood formed.Then I heard it.“Come, my child.”The voice was smooth, melodic, and hauntingly familiar. It carried warmth that wrapped around my heart, drawing me forward. I knew I shouldn’t follow it—but my legs moved anyway, guided by something stronger than fear.“Come, my child…”The whisper echoed through the trees until I stepped into a clearing. There she was.A woman stoo
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