COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS
“But I can’t read the title. It’s too far.”
The shadow-spiders came back, scaling the glowing threads like ladders. They started eating the words in old chapters. When they devoured Chapter 1: The Beginning, Maya got dizzy.
“They’re eating our past!” Julian yelled. “If they finish those chapters, we’ll disappear before the end!”
The Dangerous Climb
“We have to climb,” Maya said. She eyed the skinny thread for Chapter 61, as narrow as a tightrope.
“Maya, you’re human in this world,” Julian said, worried. He grabbed her shoulder. “If you fall from here, there’s no ‘Undo’ button. You’ll die.”