WHISPERS OF ETERNITY

The shard's warning, cryptic as it was, weighed heavily on Kael. His grip on the artifact tig

ep up with Lyssa, who moved with practiced precision, her steps light and purposeful. She seemed unbothered by the oppres

hese woods?" Kael asked, his

nreadable. "Another day, maybe two. But the

. "You mean

lash of light back there was like sending up a flare. If the

need another reason to feel the weight of the shard-i

sitating. "The... thing that appeared.

old magic. That thing could've been a remnant of whoev

rd tightened. "It didn

But don't lose yourself in it. The shard chose you fo

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eshift shelter, while Kael stood guard, the shard tucked securely in his satchel.

andered back to his village, to the life he'd left behind. He thought of the faces of the

them pay," he mutte

ow?" Lyssa's voice bro

to see her sitting by the fire,

said, turning back t

said, her tone thoughtful. "But anger's a dangerou

anger wasn't something he could simply let go of-i

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t was shattered by the

y going to his satchel. Lyssa was already moving, her dag

Kael whispered, h

hissed, motioning

h, the stillness almost suffocating. Kael strai

of light in the distanc

sa muttered, h

h dropped. "T

pression grim. "Look

the sound of voices. Lyssa grabbed Kae

," she said, her voice low b

g between the shard and the app

ifs,' Kael," Lyss

s swallowing them whole. The torches behi

hispered, veering s

his chest, its warmth intensifying. He could feel the whispers growing louder a

ouldn't.

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. Kael's legs burned, his lungs screaming for air. Lyssa led the way, her mo

plunging into darkness below. Lyssa skidded to a

el said, panic cree

landed on a narrow bridge of roots spanning the r

g at the precarious crossin

?" Lyssa shot back, alread

ng. The roots creaked under their w

again. Kael glanced back to see the Dominion's hunters emergi

Kael said, his

ing," Lys

s-a man clad in the Dominion's dark armor, his face hidden beneath a h

and mocking. "The shard-bearer and his litt

er stance defensive. "Yo

boy. You can feel it, can't you? Its whispers, its promises. You thin

he shard tighten

use its power? Go on, then. Show me

ng in his hand. The whispers gr

id, her voice cutting through t

glinting in the moonlight

en movement