Soulbound
Avery felt the pull of recognition—the way it fixated on her, probing, testing, daring her to make a mistake.
“It’s learning,” Kael said softly. “Every time we engage, it adapts. You must anticipate, not just react.”
Avery’s jaw tightened. “I understand.”
They moved closer, weaving between warped shadows and corrupted humans. Some cried out, some swatted at invisible enemies, others merely froze, eyes wide, muttering in broken syllables. Each one was a warning, a puzzle piece. Avery noted them all, committing patterns to memory.
Then, a faint glimmer caught her eye: a shard of light caught in the shadows near a collapsed fountain. It pulsed differently than the rest, almost like a heartbeat,
Sikat na Kabanata