First Bite
As she did, she heard a faint click, and the floor beneath the altar groaned and shifted.
In a slow, deliberate motion, a hidden panel slid open to reveal a small compartment, worn and dark with the weight of neglect. Inside lay a dagger, unadorned and ancient. The hilt, wrapped in frayed leather, felt unmistakably familiar, while the blade bore cryptic etchings—symbols of the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes, intermingled with patterns so archaic that they felt beyond human comprehension, spirals that whispered of forgotten times.
As Autumn grasped the dagger, the pendant that hung at her neck pulsed with warmth, a sudden rush of energy flooding her senses. Her surroundings swirled and blurred,
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