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Chapter 119
The silence after the last echo of the chamber’s collapse was deafening. Dust drifted slowly through the stale air, curling into ghostly shapes as if the ruins themselves were breathing. Lena’s chest heaved as she leaned against a broken pillar, her palms scraped raw, her heart still beating like a drum inside her ribs.Kai was beside her, his arm around her shoulder to steady her. His shirt was torn, streaked with blood and grime, but his eyes stayed sharp. The faint blue glow that had once lit the chamber was gone now. Only the dim flicker of torches and the dull shine of collapsing crystals far behind them lit the cavern.The woman—the creature in the form of a woman—stood a few steps away. Her long hair spilled over her shoulders, dark as midnight, and her eyes glowed faintly, like embers still alive in ash. Even covered in dust, she looked untouched by the chaos, almost regal, as if the destruction had bowed to her.“You survived,” she said, her voice calm, almost mocking. “I won
Chapter 118
The silence after the roar was worse than the roar itself.Dust floated in the air, stinging Lena’s throat as she struggled to breathe. The ground was still trembling, though softer now, like the aftershocks of some giant heartbeat pulsing beneath the stone floor.Kai’s arm held her steady. His grip was firm, protective, almost crushing, but she clung to it anyway. His eyes, sharp even in the half-light, scanned the chamber with the precision of someone who had lived too long in battlefields.The woman—the creature, the liar, whatever she was—hadn’t moved from where she stood. Her shape was too calm, too balanced, as if the crumbling ceiling and the shaking ground meant nothing to her.She tilted her head and smiled faintly. “Still standing,” she said softly, her voice sliding into the air like silk over broken glass. “Good. You’ll need that strength.”Lena swallowed, forcing words past the knot in her throat. “What are you doing? Why is this happening?”The woman’s black eyes shifted
Chapter 117
The world around them trembled as if the very earth was alive. Dust rained down from the high ceiling, and the once-bright blue glow in the chamber flickered like a dying flame. The air had grown so heavy that each breath felt like swallowing smoke. Lena clutched her chest, struggling to draw in air, her heart hammering so loudly she thought it might crack her ribs.Kai was beside her, his body tense, his eyes burning with that dangerous fire she had come to know so well. His shirt was torn, blood smudged across his arm and neck, but he didn’t flinch. His gaze stayed fixed on the woman who stood before them, half-shrouded in light and shadow.The woman didn’t seem bothered by the falling stone or the shaking floor. Her black eyes gleamed, and a faint smile touched her lips, as if the chaos was nothing more than a game. She tilted her head, her long hair sliding like dark water across her shoulders.“You feel it, don’t you?” she asked softly. Her voice carried over the rumble of stone
Chapter 116
The silence after the woman’s disappearance was so heavy it pressed on Lena’s ears. Dust floated through the air, sparkling faintly in the fading glow left behind. The chamber that had once thrummed with strange energy now felt hollow, as though something vital had been ripped away.Kai lowered his blade, but his knuckles stayed white around the hilt. His chest rose and fell quickly, breath uneven, eyes locked on the spot where the woman had vanished.“She’s not gone,” he muttered, more to himself than to Lena. His voice was low, sharp, almost like a warning. “She’s moving through the walls—through the ruins themselves. She’s not bound to one body.”Lena swallowed hard. Her throat felt dry, as though she had swallowed dust. “Then what does that mean for us? For the Zero Child?”The boy stood between them, strangely quiet. His silver eyes flickered faintly, reflecting the remnants of blue light still etched into the stones. He didn’t look afraid. Instead, his face was unreadable, caugh
Chapter 115
The silence after the storm felt heavier than the battle itself. Dust floated in the air, turning the ruined chamber into a fog of gray and blue. The faint glow from the broken crystals flickered like dying stars across the shattered ground. Every breath Lena took burned in her chest, filled with smoke and stone powder.Her legs trembled, but she forced herself to stand. Her body screamed for rest, yet she knew stopping now would mean death. The chamber wasn’t safe, not with the ground still groaning and cracks racing across the walls.Kai stood a few feet away, his blade dripping with dark blood that didn’t belong to him. His chest rose and fell fast, each breath ragged, but his grip never loosened. His eyes flicked toward Lena for just a second, as if checking she was alive, before snapping back to the shifting shadows ahead.The woman—the creature—still stood.Her body was bent at an odd angle, half of her form flickering like broken glass caught between two worlds. Part flesh, par
Chapter 114
The night air was heavy, filled with dust and smoke from the ruins behind them. Lena could still hear the echo of stones falling in the distance, the sound rolling through the broken corridors like thunder that refused to end. Her lungs burned as she tried to catch her breath, and every muscle in her body ached. She leaned against the rough wall, trying to keep herself steady, but her legs trembled like they no longer belonged to her.Kai stood a few steps ahead, his chest rising and falling with deep, controlled breaths. Blood smeared across his shoulder and down his arm, but he didn’t seem to notice. His eyes were sharp, glowing faintly in the dark, locked on the narrow passage that stretched forward into shadows. He didn’t look back at her, not even once, but Lena could feel his presence pulling her forward like a magnet.Behind them, the woman’s voice still echoed in Lena’s mind, even though the chamber had collapsed. “She is too important for that.” The words clung to her thought
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