The Hollow Realms

ietly-slowly-until there's nothing le

l was like a chandelier

anted light pouring from ceiling orbs that chan

t the far

but because mornings gave you time to think.

ist ti

flickered silver-blue, the colo

ayed him in mo

r day of being brilliant, rich, c

ly, tray in hand. Her steps were cautious, like s

still clung to her cl

llowed her

he unmark

n cry when they

llow. Maybe she

hed. He

how the food pulsed faintly with Soul

ay. Colorless. J

dropped beside he

a

ing nothing

not h

isn't glowing. That means you'r

. It could rot i

..

ed the t

"Look, the Citadel's

d you're not bleeding. You-" he paused, look

you hel

what it's like t

frow

ul mark'

on't seem

e a holl

se I'm very g

air arena with emotion-reactive tiles t

d from sorrow. Lightning crackled

like a retired storm-tall, gray-ha

not weapons,"

know how to look through them.

were c

ce. You'r

ron-the emotionless boy from the Hollow Zone-wa

y like a shadow. Kael flared his fingers and his S

y b

n m

ke a spear-beautiful, controlled, deliberate

nger. No fear. Hi

"You're not

ste energy on somethin

fire fl

eling makes you s

akes me... har

aster than expected-an

ve of pressure that knocked Kael bac

le raised

ean powerless, Mr. Riv

window, staring at the Citade

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Peace. All of th

d... s

soft whisper throu

und to the next roo

in

re, eyes red and leaking magic-tiny bl

" she said. "To

ice

residue. This tower's full of bro

ped in, un

rst time someone else looked

ever won

pered, ly

us were just

e her, staring

st means we're the ones

whil

sealed ruins below the mai

in the dark, staring i

ke any other-a shimmering, shifting sigil that change

hind them

is here. The p

gure s