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Chapter 51
The first thing Aurora noticed was the silence. No air. No wind. No echo. Only her own breathing, sharp, too loud in the emptiness.She stood on a surface that wasn’t stone or glass. It felt soft under her boots, but it didn’t give way. Black mist curled around her ankles. The vault’s white light was gone. “Aurora.”She spun, dagger raised. Vazquez’s puppet stood a few paces away, his silver eyes glowing faintly in the dark. Behind him, the shape of the creature loomed, less defined now, but its many eyes still blinked slowly, watching her. “What is this place?” she demanded.“The vault realm,” Vazquez said, stepping closer. “A cage for the things the council feared most. A place between death and life. Between thought and memory.”Aurora’s grip on her dagger tightened. “Then let me out.”Vazquez smiled. “I could. But I won’t.”In the real world, Mason paced the Grand Hall like a caged animal. Norra sat on the edge of a shattered pillar, sharpening her blade in silence. John stood n
Chapter 50
The vault light burned like a second sun. Its white glow poured into the hall, washing every shadow from the walls. The air was hot now, heavy with the sound of the creature’s screaming and the crack of its shifting limbs.Aurora was trapped in the silver-eyed Mason’s grip, his arm like iron around her throat. His eyes blazed brighter with each passing second, and the watchers’ chains pulled tighter around the creature.“Mason!” Aurora’s voice cut through the noise. “Don’t shut it!”Her real Mason stood beyond the vault, trapped in the mirror realm but visible through the shifting glass. His hand pressed hard against the barrier, every muscle in his arm shaking.His heart pounded so loud it drowned out the watchers’ whispers. Seal the vault, and she would vanish with Vazquez. Leave it open, and the creature could escape fully.The silver-eyed Mason tightened his hold on Aurora. “One choice, Keeper,” Vazquez said through him, his voice smooth as poison. “Your girl or your school.”No
Chapter 49
The vault door groaned like a living thing. Ancient runes cracked, shedding silver dust into the air. The sound was low, deep, and heavy, the kind of sound that made your bones feel colder.Aurora stood between the two Masons, her breath coming fast. Her mind screamed at her to choose, but every glance confused her more. They were the same height. Same clothes. Same voice. The only difference was in the eyes.One Mason’s eyes were human, tired, burning with urgency. The other gleamed faint silver, calm and steady, like they could see through her.Norra had her sword drawn. She looked at Aurora and whispered, “You choose. You know him better.”Aurora’s throat tightened. “I thought I did.”Behind them, the vault door kept opening. A thin crack of pure white light widened into a blinding beam, spilling across the floor and climbing the walls.John moved to the side, his wand raised, his eyes darting between the two men. “We don’t have time for this.”The silver-eyed Mason stepped forwar
Chapter 48
The cold inside the mirror realm was deeper now. Mason’s breath came out in small clouds that hung in the air, drifting upward as if the rules of the world had been turned upside down. His boots scraped against the glass floor. Each step left a faint glow that faded too quickly, like the realm itself was swallowing his presence.The First Watcher walked beside him in silence, her mask glinting faintly in the silver light from above. Her bare feet made no sound. She seemed to know exactly where she was going, though Mason could see no path.“You haven’t told me everything,” Mason said, breaking the silence.She didn’t look at him. “If I told you everything, you would not believe me.”“I’m already walking on glass under a sky made of eyes,” Mason muttered. “Try me.”Finally, she stopped and turned toward him. The mask covered the upper half of her face, but he could see her mouth curve slightly in what might have been a sad smile.“Your reflection isn’t just an enemy,” she said. “It’s
Chapter 47
The cold hit first. Not the sharp kind. Not the kind that stings your skin. This cold was deep. Slow. Like it came from inside his bones.Mason opened his eyes. He was standing on glass. Below his feet, the world shimmered, the academy, the vault, the torches. All upside-down, far beneath him, like a memory drifting in water.He looked up. Above him was sky. But not a real sky. It was shifting, purple, silver, black. Swirls of smoke curled like breath across a frozen lake.There were no stars. Only eyes. Hundreds of them. Floating. Blinking. Watching.He stepped forward carefully. Each step echoed with a soft chime, like stepping on crystal. The path was narrow, winding into the dark.A single mirror stood ahead, floating in the air. Its frame was twisted gold. Its surface shimmered softly.He approached it. But it showed nothing. Not his reflection. Not the path behind. Only fog.He reached toward it, and the mirror hissed. Words scratched into the air: “The keeper walks. Let the rea
Chapter 46
The vault lights dimmed slowly. The soft glow that had filled the room began to fade. Mason stood still, hand resting on the cold floor where the Severing Blade had vanished. He listened. Silence. But not the peaceful kind. The silence now had breath. It pulsed, like a slow heartbeat. Faint. Strange. Like something watching him through the dark.Aurora sat nearby, her hand still gripping his sleeve. Her fingers were cold. "You okay?" she asked softly.He nodded. But he wasn’t sure. His chest felt heavy. His mind buzzed with echoes, not voices, not thoughts, just...watching. Like a thousand eyes blinking just behind his shadow.He looked at the others in the vault. Norra was quiet, leaning against a stone wall, breathing hard. Her eyes were alert. Elara checked over the wounded students. John stood near the doorway, staring at the rune circle.Mason moved to him. John didn’t look away. “That wasn’t just power,” he said. “It was something else.”Mason didn’t speak. John turned to him
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