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THE CURSE BENEATH THE MOON

Author: PeryEnwy
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-06 19:25:25

Aria’s POV

The world shakes around me.

The ruins crack. The sky rumbles. And that creature… it’s real. It’s huge, made of shadows and bones, its eyes glowing red like fire. Its voice still echoes in my ears.

“You have awakened her power. Now the world must burn.”

Xander grabs my arm and yells, “We have to get out of here! Now!”

But I can’t move. My feet feel frozen to the ground. I stare at the thing as it rises higher and taller, black smoke flowing around it. This isn’t a normal enemy. This… thing… feels old. Powerful. Evil.

Lena screams behind us, “MOVE, ARIA!”

That finally breaks me. I turn and run.

The ground is breaking beneath us. The stone ruins fall apart as we jump over cracks, dodging falling rocks and fires bursting from the ground. It feels like the world is dying.

The crimson-eyed man is ahead of us, leading the way. His black robe flows like smoke behind him as he yells, “Follow me! I know the way out!”

Xander says behind me, “Don’t trust him!”

“I don’t have a choice!”
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