Shadows & Secrets
“It’s… something else. Humanoid, but wrong.”
Damien’s voice was a growl. “The runes are holding, but they’re straining. We need to reinforce them.”
Althea began chanting, her voice weaving ancient words, while Damien sliced his palm, letting blood drip onto the central rune in the foyer. The wards surged, forcing the figure to retreat, its snarl fading into the forest. But as it vanished, Aurora caught a glimpse of its face—familiar yet impossible, a twisted echo of someone she couldn’t place, stirring a buried memory from her lost past.
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