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Unexpected Rescue

Author: Jay_Chula
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-30 10:13:46

The forest loomed around us, its shadows twisting and stretching as if mocking our frantic escape. My legs screamed for rest, but fear overrode exhaustion. Every snap of a twig or rustle of leaves sent my pulse racing. I clung tightly to the Rigel’s arm, his presence the only thing tethering me to sanity as the enemy’s pursuit grew louder behind us.

“We can’t outrun them,” I panted, nearly tripping over a root. “They’re too close!”

“Keep moving,” he growled, his voice a mix of determination and fatigue. “I won’t let them take you.”

His words should have comforted me, but the sight of the blood staining his side and the unnatural glow radiating from the mark on his chest stole any sense of security. Whatever was happening to him was getting worse, and we were running out of time.

Suddenly, the forest ahead of us seemed to shift. A figure emerged from the shadows, cloaked in darkness. My stomach twisted into a knot of dread.

“Stay behind me,” Rigel ordered, stepping forward to shield me
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