Chapter 69The fall lasted longer than it should have.Stone and dust swallowed everything. I clutched Aether against my chest with both arms, curling around him as we plummeted through broken rock and collapsing corridors. Someone’s body slammed into mine mid-air—Draven—wrapping us tight as golden fire flared somewhere above, Vaelor’s last attempt to slow the collapse.We hit hard.The impact drove the air from my lungs. Pain flared through my side and shoulder. Aether’s sharp cry cut through the ringing in my ears. For several seconds I could only lie there, tasting blood and dust, waiting for the mountain to finish crushing us.It didn’t.The debris settled with a final groan of stone. Darkness pressed in, broken only by the faint glow of the hybrid mark across my skin. I forced my eyes open. Draven was already moving, pushing broken rock off us with raw strength. His crimson scales were cracked in places, one wing hanging at a wrong angle, but his eyes found mine immediately.“Ali
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