The Gate’s WhisperThe forest grew silent, too silent. No wind, no rustling leaves, not even the call of night creatures. Just that low hum—steady, rhythmic, and wrong.Edward moved in front of me without a word, blade drawn, his body tense and ready. Aaron’s eyes glowed faintly in the dark, the mark on his neck pulsing like it was answering the same call that echoed through the trees.I could feel the marks under my skin responding too—burning hotter, twisting together until my pulse wasn’t my own.“The Gate’s servants,” Aaron murmured, voice low. “They guard the path to the shrine.”Edward didn’t take his eyes off the shadows. “What kind of servants?”“The kind that used to be alive.”The air rippled. Shapes began to form in the mist—figures, tall and thin, their bodies shrouded in black cloth that moved like smoke. Their faces were hidden, but their eyes glowed faintly gold, the same shade as my mark.“Kora,” Edward whispered, “stay behind me.”Before I could answer, the first one
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