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Melissa’s POVEvery step we took felt like we were travelling through a nightmare because the blackness around us pulsed with its own life. The air felt like it was attempting to drag us down; it was heavy, frigid, and thick. Aelric, Dennis, Damon, and I pushed onward, encircled by shadow creatures that appeared to emanate incessantly from the far ancient being. The insignia on my skin glowed with an odd, unsettling light, burning brighter the closer we came.Damon yelled, "Melissa! Behind you!" in a quick, urgent voice.A shadow thing with its claws extending lunged for me as I turned around just in time. I raised my hand without thinking, and the sigil exploded into light. With a screech, the thing vanished into ash. The strength was like a wildfire burning inside of me, overwhelming.Damon hurried to my side and asked, "Are you okay?"Despite my beating heart, I nodded. "I’m fine. Let’s keep moving. We don’t have time to waste."Aelric took a step forward, his expression serious. "
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Melissa’s POVAs I gazed at the Void thing, the surrounding air felt oppressive and heavy. Dark energy flowed from its huge, pulsing body, and it had Damon in its clutches. He was lifted off the ground by shadowy tentacles that encircled him. As I heard the entity's voice, his face contorted in agony.Decide, Melissa. I'll have you if you can save him. If you don't, he will be lost forever.I felt my heart thumping like a drum. I had to keep Damon alive. Not in this manner. The evil force tugged at me, suggesting that the price would be high, but the sigil on my arm flashed with heat. Too high."Hey, Melissa! Despite the tension in his voice, Damon's blue eyes met mine. "Avoid doing that! Keep it from winning!"I trembled in dread and anger, clenching my fists. My voice broke as I murmured, "I can't lose you." "I refuse to."The commotion was broken by Aelric's voice. "There is an alternative! He produced a gleaming, antiquated artefact in the shape of a dagger from his cloak. The gol
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Melissa’s POVI could feel the pressure of the world inside the rift collapsing around us, making it difficult for me to breathe. I yelled, "Keep moving!" despite the fatigue burning my legs.I could see Damon racing close next to me, his expression determined but strained. The earth trembled furiously behind us, and fragments of the dark walls of the chasm started to fall away into thin air. From all sides, shadow creatures hissed and attacked, their dark bodies contorting strangely."In this manner! As he slashed through a beast with his weapon, Aelric shouted from the front. He moved with accuracy, and it was obvious that he was determined. In the distance, he was guiding us toward the dim, fading light of the exit.With a little limp, Dennis turned and hurled a fire blast from his hands, containing a group of animals. "Go! I'll take care of you!""No one is abandoned! I grabbed his arm and yanked him forward as I snapped. Dennis, we all make it out!"We lost our balance when the g
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Melissa’s POVMy heart sank as we got closer to the pack territory. The once-luxuriant, vibrant trees have turned twisted and dark. Ash and sadness filled the air. The sigil on my arm pulsed softly, and I stopped dead in my steps, holding my chest."How are you, Melissa? As he supported me, Damon's voice was worried.I forced myself to stand up straight and gave a feeble nod. "I'm all right. However, take a peek around.Damon looked at the devastation in front of him with his keen blue eyes. "The corruption of the Void is rapidly spreading. We must move quickly.Behind us, the others fell silent. Dennis, who was standing next to me, gripped his staff more tightly."This is more than just damage," he stated somberly. "Darker things have taken root here."I inhaled deeply. "Leave now."We stepped over splintered branches and crushed stones as we cautiously entered the area. With shadows that seemed to move like living things, the once-bustling clearing had almost become unrecognizable.
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Melissa’s POVThe pack was so tense that it was nearly oppressive. The formerly bustling grounds were now a place of doubt, anxiety, and uncertainty. Even though the inquiring eyes were staring back at him, Damon's voice remained strong and steady as I stood next to him as he faced the pack."We're not going to give up! With his hands clenched at his sides, Damon declared. "Even if the Void believes it can shatter us, our unity makes us stronger. We'll fight, and we'll prevail!"There was a murmur among the people. While some exchanged suspicious looks, others nodded in accord. Bryce, one of the senior pack members, moved forward with a sombre attitude."Damon," Bryce stated in a sceptical tone. "Are you certain that we can resist this? We've already lost so much to the Void. Why do you think we can withstand another assault?"I started to get angry, but before I could say anything, Damon raised a hand. He stated firmly, "Because we have no other choice." "We fight because it's the on
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Melissa’s POVThe first sensation I experienced was the oppressive weight of the air weighing down on me. I tried to open my eyes, but the darkness was too great. Not only was it black, but the shadows seemed to be alive, moving and writhing. With my head whirling, I forced myself to stand."Hey? I yelled, my voice hardly audible above the deafening quiet.No answer. The air was filled with the sound of faint murmurs. At first, they were faint, nearly inaudible, but as they got stronger, they could be heard everywhere."You lack sufficient strength.""You'll let them all down.""You are not needed by Damon."I gripped my head tightly as the sounds pierced my thoughts. "Stop it! I yelled, but all the whispers did was laugh, cruelly and icily.Although my legs felt like Jello, I made myself stand. The earth under me was a moving, unending vacuum with grey and black swirling together, unlike anything I had ever seen. Only the strange glow of the vigils on my arms was visible; there was n
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Melissa’s POVThe ground underneath us trembled with a thunderous roar. As the sky grew completely dark, I staggered, barely maintaining my equilibrium. Our planet was completely infiltrated by the Void.As they slithered across the terrain, shadowy tendrils ate everything in their path. Before the onslaught started, the trees withered, the air became dense with a suffocating gloom, and an unsettling hush descended upon the pack's area.First came the creatures. Monstrous, twisted forms sprang from the darkness, staring at us with luminous red eyes."Keep the pack safe!" Damon's voice echoed, firm and powerful.The beasts persisted despite the efforts of our troops. Growls, cries of agony, and claws slamming into teeth reverberated throughout the night. I made a feeble attempt to call forth my light.Panic rising, I muttered, "No... not now."I lifted my fists and pushed energy out. One of the things recoiled when a little flash of light touched it, but the exertion left me exhausted.
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Melissa’s POVThe heavy, oppressive darkness whirled about me. The golden glow of the Celestial Flame flickered like a candle in the wind as I held it tightly in my hands.The Void was different. It had developed shape and was no longer only a collection of shadows. A massive, purely dark figure with empty eyes blazing with insatiable desire loomed before me."Madela, you are nothing." The voice of the Void thundered like a tempest. "Every light bearer before you has been eaten by me. You'll tumble just like everyone else.I forced my fear down with a firm gulp. "How many you've taken doesn't matter to me. I am the one who ends it.The Void chuckled. "What a dumb girl. What has existed for all eternity cannot be stopped.The shadows surrounding us contorted into shrieking faces as it lifted its enormous arms—souls imprisoned in its never-ending hunger. My heart tightened. If I failed, would I end up like this?No.I lifted the Celestial Flame while clenching my teeth. The murky cloud
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Melissa’s POVI had the impression that the ground was neither solid nor airy. Above, the sky shifted between angry crimson and deep darkness, twisting in strange ways. Here, time seemed to be fractured, with seconds seeming to drag into hours.All around me, a chilly voice said."Hey Melissa, welcome home."I balled my fists up. "My home is not here."I experienced glimpses of a future in which I stood alone on a throne of darkness while the shadows grew darker and created shifting images. Everything around me was destroyed by fire.Additionally, II was the Void now.Staring back at me was a picture of my face, twisted in the gloom."Fate is beyond your control," the Void said.I gave a headshake. "This isn't real."The vision shifted. Damon was kneeling in front of me, broken. His previously vibrant eyes were now lifeless.The Void went on, "You will ruin everyone you care about." "It is unavoidable.""No!" With my light flashing, I yelled. "I decide my destiny!"I felt the darknes
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Melissa’s POVIn my palms, the relic pulsed, its illumination alternating between eerie darkness and golden light. From within came a whisper, a voice old and powerful."Child of light, you're looking for solutions. I am the truth.I took a deep breath. "Tell me."The world around me abruptly changed when the air changed. I found myself in a wide area of whirling shadows and dim light instead of the battlefield. The relic glowed like a fallen star, floating before me.Once more, the voice spoke. "I am more than just a tool of authority. I am a piece of the Void's very center that was left over from the first fight, which took place ages ago.I gasped. "A… a piece of the Void?""Yes. I was made as a test, a means of determining whether mankind was deserving of existence outside the realm of the Void.I gave a headshake. "That isn't rational. Why would something that may be utilized against the Void be left behind?"Because the cycle needs to finish. You must put me back in the core of
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Melissa’s POVI could still hear Damon's cry. I glanced at the place where the shadows had pulled him into the abyss, my hands shaking. Something inside of me stirred, even though my heart hurt and the pain was intolerable.A fire, no, a warmth, flared in my chest. My light wasn't the only one. Something deeper, something more powerful.Then from the item beside me came a hushed voice."The Celestial Flame is being reawakened by you."I let out a gasp. “The Celestial Flame?"The voice hummed quietly. “A power your ancestors never reached. A light that may burn away even the deepest darkness.”Like flickering flames, a golden radiance rose from my fingertips. It was fire, not just light. My veins throbbed with heat, more intense than I had ever experienced.I balled my fists up. "I will use this if it can help me defeat the Void."The voice faltered. "The Flame is not so easy to wield. You have to go through a soul trial to manage it.I scowled. "A trial?""You have to face your demons
