Emilia's POVThe darkness consumed everything.One moment, I had been standing beside Wesley, Liam, and Chloe.The next...I was alone.The underground city was gone.The crystal towers had vanished.Even the ground beneath my feet had changed.I stood in a vast, black forest beneath a moonless sky.No wind moved through the trees.No birds sang.No sound existed except my own heartbeat."Hello?"My voice echoed into the darkness.Nothing answered.Then a familiar voice spoke softly behind me."You always believed you could save everyone."I turned.Nyxara stood between the trees.Her black eyes reflected nothing."You cannot."I tightened my grip on the Sword of Eclipse."Where are my friends?""Safe.""For now."She smiled faintly."This is not your trial.""The Shadow Fragment reveals only what it chooses."The forest shifted.Suddenly, I was standing inside Willowbrook.But it was not the academy I knew.The halls were burning.Students ran through the corridors.Darkness crawled
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