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Chapter 82: Threads of Revelation

Author: Marcus Vale
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-19 02:27:36

The silence after the blinding flash was absolute, the world suspended in a moment of stillness. Emma’s breath hitched as she blinked against the fading light, her vision slowly returning. The mist around her swirled lazily now, no longer violent but carrying an ominous stillness. Her friends were nearby, their outlines hazy in the dim glow of the key.

“Emma?” Callan’s voice broke through the silence, steady and calm despite the tension in the air. Their glowing form flickered faintly as they stepped toward her. “Are you all right?”

Emma nodded slowly, though her body felt heavy, her mind buzzing with energy that wasn’t entirely her own. “I think so. But that... that thing. It knew me.”

“It called itself the shadow of the first fracture,” Vivienne said, her tone sharp as she scanned the swirling mist. Her dagger was already in her hand, ready for another confrontation. “If it’s connected to the balance, it might be more dangerous than the force.”

Crane adjusted the resonance map, his
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