The Whispering Key

es deepening as though etched into her skin. With every pulse of its faint glow,

Timeless Tomes. The owner, Matthew, had be

hardened. "You're running out of ti

her sleeve to show him the mark.

"The shadow is binding itself to you. If you don't br

uickened. "How

and covered in handwritten notes. He spread it out on the table, revealing a d

Matthew explained. "Each one is tied to the shadow's power. If you c

formed a pattern-a spiral that started at

I start?"

mbol, located at an abandoned c

reful. The shadow will figh