The moment Ron plunged the dagger into the center of the rune circle, the dungeon shuddered, as if the very walls were resisting what was about to happen.A low, guttural sound escaped Alan’s throat—not pain, not fear, but something else. Something that made the air feel heavier, like a storm on the verge of breaking.“You really don’t know what you’re doing,” Alan rasped, his voice strained but laced with dark amusement. “You think you can just rip my magic away?”Derek ignored him, his fingers pressing into the ground as he channeled his power into the runes. Flames flared brighter, twisting into serpentine patterns, dancing along the stones.“Hold him!” Ron commanded, and Frederick tightened his grip, the chains of energy constricting, forcing Alan down onto his knees.Alan’s body convulsed, his breathing ragged. The magic inside him—twisted, corrupted—was being pulled, and even he could feel it slipping from his grasp.“It’s working,” Ron said through gritted teeth. “But it’s not
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