The Mother who Fed the Dark
They tilted their head, observing, almost amused, as the Dark washed over their siblings, testing, probing.
Sipho stepped fully into the clearing, the shadows retreating slightly at his command, coiling around him like obedient snakes. “This is only the beginning,” he said, voice soft but commanding. “The Hunger watches. It sees. It tests. And it will not stop until it knows what you are.”
The eldest child scrambled to their feet, clutching the charm tightly. “We… we don’t understand. Why us? Why now?”
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