First Bite
Some pages shimmered with protective wards, while others seemed to whisper secrets that hung in the air like mist.
The atmosphere buzzed with layered magic—her magic.
Then, abruptly, the movement ceased.
One page glimmered, awash in a silvery moonlight. At the top, written in elegant, flowing cursive, were the words:
**The Awakening of the Veilwalker.**
Before she could process what was happening, the ink shimmered, flared gold, and then the page crumbled into dust, swirling about her before sinking into her very skin.
Autumn's body arched involuntarily as a torrent of vivid visions flooded her mind—Maraya standing defiantly on the cusp of a battlefield, a woman cloaked in mist chanting her
Sikat na Kabanata