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Chapter 87
“I can’t spray fire downwards,” Kaelen muttered through clenched teeth, the wind clawing words right out of his mouth. “And spraying fire onto the sides — might crumble down the whole thing on top of us.” He paused, jaw tight, narrowing his eyes into the thick, endless dark. “So there’s only one thing left…”His hands snapped alight — first a flicker, then a steady, roaring bloom. Flames wrapped his fists and licked at his boots, casting away only a sliver of that devouring black. The darkness pushed right back, swallowing the edges of the fire.Kaelen glanced down, craned left, then right — nothing. Just the hiss of the air screaming past his ears and the weightless crush of gravity dragging at his gut. No Sahrak and no sight of the bottom.“Oh, mahn…” he breathed, darting his eyes side to side.He threw both arms in front of himself, fired off small, controlled bursts from his palms — pop-pop-pop — not strong enough to kill his speed, just enough to tilt his angle, flip his body in
Chapter 86
The air over the pit was colder than it should’ve been. It crawled, like it was alive. Like it was tasting whoever dared to lean close.“Fine,” Kaelen muttered, pushing up to his feet, brushing the dirt off his palms. The set of his jaw said more than the words did — he was already gone in his head, already diving into that void before his body had even moved. “But I should go first. If not… the old man and I could jump in first.”His voice was calm, but a sharp undertone made even the soldiers hanging back shift on their feet.Sahrak gave a firm nod, curling his lips into something that wasn’t quite a smile.Kaelen exhaled through his nose, sharp and quick, then raised a finger. “I’ll send up a bolt of fire when we can tell it’s safe to jump in,” he said, using a crisp and measured tone. His eyes flicked between Sahrak and Rokhen, like he was burning the plan into their heads. “I’ll send two bolts if we feel it’s… slightly dangerous.” He paused, raised two fingers, resting them und
Chapter 85
“Okay… fine.”Varohn’s voice came out rough and guttural, like gravel grinding underfoot. His brows pinched tight before he forced his eyes open and fixed them on Zhaedor. “Just tell me what I need to do.”Zhaedor’s lips curled—not quite a smile, not quite a sneer, but something sharper that cut between the two. He leaned back a fraction, as the torchlight painted his high cheekbones in a wicked glow.“You mean… what we need to do.” His voice slid like silk over steel.He flicked a finger sideways, and almost instantly a smooth and reverent voice rang from the far entrance of the square corridor.“My lord.”Zhaedor turned, and Varohn craned his neck ever so slightly, scraping his boots against the stone floor as he shifted to catch a better glimpse.From the dim light, a figure emerged draped in a long, weathered brown cloak. The hood shadowed most of his face, but the weight in his posture, the deliberate calm in his step—was enough to justify that power walked in with him.“Every
Chapter 84
The sand hissed and thinned under Kaelen’s boots, glowing brighter with every heartbeat until it couldn’t take any more punishment. It gave way suddenly—not like a crumble, but like the earth had been hollow all along, waiting for the right moment to swallow him whole.The ground split wide beneath his fire, tearing open a yawning black throat. A deafening roar of collapsing earth filled the air, and Kaelen’s stomach lurched as the sand beneath him dropped away in one violent rush.“WATCH OUT!”Sahrak’s voice cut sharply through the chaos, snapping Kaelen back into himself. His eyes shot open just as the raging flames cloaking him flickered out in a single puff, leaving him exposed to gravity’s cruel grip.Kaelen fell.Instinct screamed louder than fear. His body jerked, and he bellowed through gritted teeth, forcing a burst of flame from his boots. The fire exploded downward in a sharp whoosh, halting his plummet. The heat seared the air, whipping his cloak and hair upward, and for
Chapter 83
“Meaning?” Rokhen’s voice was low, steady, but sharp — the kind of voice that could slice through steel if words could cut.“Meaning… I can’t take you there,” Sahen replied, using a flat tone, but his eyes betrayed that slippery flicker of guilt.“You—” Serakai began, but her words were ripped from her tongue when the ground beneath them lurched violently, as though the desert itself had decided to roll over in its sleep.The tremor slammed through the earth, climbing up their bones like jagged lightning. The wooden stakes of the tent groaned under the sudden shift, swaying the heavy canvas walls with a sick rhythm. The fire lantern strung on one of the center poles swung madly from side to side, casting frantic shadows that jittered across their faces. The flame flared once, nearly extinguished, then hissed stubbornly back to life, clinging to its wick like a soul refusing to be snuffed out.It felt like the world itself was trying to shake them loose.Rokhen and Serakai exchanged
Chapter 82
“Elara…?”Varohn’s voice cracked like dry timber snapping under pressure. His lips barely moved, yet the trembling sound carried itself slowly through the quiet room. His eyes were raw, red-rimmed from sleepless nights, and streaked with fresh tears that refused to stop rolling down his scarred cheeks.But she did not turn.She just stood there with her back to him, framed by the flickering lamplight that crawled along the walls like restless spirits. He would recognize that silhouette anywhere, even if all the stars in the sky went dark. The curve of her shoulders. The way she stood so still, so fragile yet unyielding. And that long, brown, and cascading hair — silken — down her back, swaying ever so slightly with the faintest draft seeping through the cracks in the wooden boards. It wasn’t just hair. To him, it was memory itself: the color of a thousand sunsets they never shared and the softness he had once sworn to protect.His throat tightened as he whispered again, softer and d
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