Chapter 132

AVERY

Nirana’s soul perished. With it, the darkness disappeared too.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the dark clouds parting. My eyes stung, my lungs ached, and my hands trembled as the light shone through the sky.

I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I last saw light. But, I knew…it hurt to be in the light again. The sunshine, the brightness, the sun…it all felt foreign.

But the warmth didn’t.

The warmth felt familiar. The cold night ended, and the warm morning came again.

It took the people, the brothers, and Aleister some time to finally come to terms with the new reality. The looks of disbelief on their faces told me everything I needed to know.

The light was not new for me. I had spent my life basking under the sunlight, seeing the blue seas and feeling the warmth on my skin.

But they didn’t.

That’s why, I felt Aleister’s emotions fluctuating. The grief was pushed behind a wave of awe, as if he was introduced to a whole new world, as if he had served the purpose