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Chapter 96: Trials of the Fae

Author: Wo Wo
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Lyra's POV

One moment, I was standing in the chaos of our fractured reality. The next, I was... elsewhere. The transition was so abrupt, it left me gasping. Gone were the nightmarish rifts and panicked screams. Instead, I found myself in a glade of impossible beauty. Trees with silver bark and leaves that shimmered like starlight surrounded me. The air itself seemed to pulse with magic, thick enough to taste.

"Welcome, child of two worlds," a melodious voice echoed around me. "Your trials begin now."

Before I could respond, the glade shimmered and changed. I was standing at the edge of a vast chasm, a gossamer-thin bridge stretching across its unfathomable depths. On the other side, a glowing orb pulsed with power.

"Cross the Bridge of Faith," the voice instructed. "But beware – only your Fae nature can guide you here. Your wolf must remain silent."

I took a tentative step onto the bridge, feeling it sway alarmingly beneath me. Every instinct screamed to shift, to use my wolf's streng
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