The Curse Within
“Take your time. Breathe. You don’t need to rush the shift. Just feel it.”
I nodded, stepping away to find a patch of grass where I could focus. My heart pounded as I closed my eyes, trying to remember how it had felt the first time I shifted. It had been painful, chaotic, like my body was fighting itself. But Lyra’s calm presence grounded me now, her steady breathing a guide.
The first ripple of change came slowly, my limbs trembling as the shift began. I winced as the sensation spread, but it wasn’t as jarring as I remembered. The energy coursing through me felt less like a storm and more like a tide, steady and unrelenting.
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