Bound by Crystals and Shadows
Everything that had just happened — the screams, the shadow creatures, the way the crystals had suddenly come alive in a blinding glow — replayed in my head again and again like some kind of nightmare that refused to end.
Corin came toward me, his face pale beneath the dirt and blood smeared across his cheek. His sword still pulsed faintly with green light — that strange crystal embedded in its hilt glowing with every breath he took. His gaze locked on me, sharp and searching, as though I’d just done something impossible.
“ How did you do that?” he demanded, his voice low but rough, barely above a whisper. “ Liora… how did you activate the crystals?”
I blinked, confused, still trying to stea
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