The Curse Between Two Worlds
Phineas joined me a moment later, staff in hand, eyes glinting like molten gold.
“Close your eyes,” he instructed. “Feel the fire, not as an enemy—but as an extension of yourself.”
I did as he said. The warmth pulsed through me, steady and alive. A heartbeat that wasn’t mine, yet somehow was.
“Good,” he murmured. “Now breathe. Feed it control, not chaos.”
For a moment, the fire flickered quietly under my skin, calm and obedient. But then an image flashed through my mind—Carter’s face, his eyes glowing red and black—and the fire roared back to life, wild and furious.
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