Bound by Crystals and Shadows
The air was thick, heavy with smoke and ash, and every sound made my skin crawl.
Then, I saw them — the shadow demons circling the barrier.
At first, they moved like smoke, slithering and coiling along the edges of the light. Then, as if sensing me, they began pressing closer. Their forms shifted and twisted, trying to force their way through. Their bodies weren’t solid — more like thick black mist shaped into something human, but wrong. Too long. Too sharp. Too fluid.
One pressed against the barrier, and the crystal flared with light, hissing as if burned. The demon recoiled, then tried again, its empty black eyes locked on me.
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