Pact of Blood
She abandoned her defense, the dome shattering into a thousand sparks of light.
She threw herself toward Dave, grabbing his arm just as he slipped over the precipice.
Their bodies hung over the void, the cold breath of the abyss rising to claim them.
"Let go," Dave whispered, his eyes filled with a heartbreaking calm.
"If I am gone, the Pact ends.
The curse dies with me. Save yourself, Laura."
"Never!" she yelled, her muscles screaming as she hauled him back onto the solid ground.
Catherine stood over them, the shadow-blades coalescing into a single, massive spear of darkness. "Then die together.