LenaThe chamber had stopped shaking.But the silence that followed was somehow worse.I stood in the center of the ancient seal, staring at the blood on my palm.The tiny cut still burned.The silver light beneath my feet had faded, leaving only a faint glow between the cracks in the stone.Around me, the guards had gone completely still.Even the leader looked different.For the first time, he seemed uncertain.I slowly lifted my eyes to him.“What happened?”He didn't answer.I looked at the symbol beneath me.“You said my blood would open the seal.”His jaw tightened.“It responded.”“That isn't what I asked.”He stared at me.“What did my blood do?”He finally stepped toward the seal.But before he could reach me, a deep sound came from somewhere beneath the chamber.Thump.I froze.The same sound.Again.Thump.The walls trembled.The leader's face hardened.“Take her.”Two guards immediately grabbed my arms.I struggled.“Let me go!”They dragged me away from the center.The mo
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