w, darker, and more powerful things were being formed. Uncertainty pervaded the air, and the quiet was more aud

ay through the trees. The pendant, which was a continual reminder of the stranger and the secret they had thrown into

writhed and twisted, restless and ravenous. They spoke in hushed tones of perils a

clearing. Calm yet forceful, like a storm contained, his presence was unavoidable. A deepe

welled and coiled around me. A burst of force surged up, threatening to erupt and engulf us both. I should have been terri

measuring my soul. The atmosphere between us grew heavier with unsaid threats and

hotter against my skin. I balled my fists, attempting to keep the sh

as I turned to face the sound, I noticed a figure coming out of the trees. The newcomer was

at one another. Without knowing why, I felt as though I wa

ifted to mine, and I realized instantly th

ut himself between the stranger and me. He glan

jungle erupt

ery direction. The smell of blood and horror filled the air. I could feel my i

nlight as it cut through the darkness with a chilling ease. The other man fought with unadulterated might, using

urse or a promise, yet there was also something frigid and cruel. There was a tremendous pulse in the pendant around m

The earth shook beneath her presence as her eyes blazed with rage. Her ha

ed, staring at her. Like a thread poised

. With a shrill scream, she seized my arm and

ng. Although I couldn't hear what she was whispering

ed, like dawn shadows. But when I held the pendant, it burned. And I had more tha

eaking secrets that I could not understand. My breath caught and pounded in my chest like an animal trying

ey screamed to be let out and didn't stop until I was dragged away. As if it contained

ell farther into the woods, we

t hope, anguish, and wrath were all mixed in

my throat as I tried to ask her

eighty silence that was heavy wi

al of glistening liquid from the folds of her cloak, her hands shaking as she did so.

ial. I felt I had to believe her despite the fact that I didn't understand. It

orm in my veins as she disappeared into

d dense with threat. With the liquid inside swirling with light and s

om the clearing were linked to me. The stranger's icy stare followed me around, his strength piercing my b

d as night fell, offering promises of disaster and power as the shadows drew closer. I dropp

rom the depths. All around me, the darkness deepened, thickened, and became oppre

my head. It talked about blood-sealed fates and overdue obligations. It o

e darkness grew stronger, ready to saturate everything. Suddenly, a pair of ey