The castle was no longer the sanctuary it had once been. A heavy, suffocating energy pulsed through its halls, growing stronger with each passing hour. Everyone felt it—like a storm pressing in, thick with something unnatural.And at the center of it all was Magnus.At first, it had been subtle. Moments of exhaustion he brushed off. The occasional flicker of darkness in his eyes. But now, it was impossible to ignore. His presence itself was shifting—something unnatural coiling beneath his skin, something trying to take over.Elia was the first to truly see it.Late at night, she woke to the sound of his breathing—ragged, uneven. She reached for him, only to freeze when she touched his skin. It was ice-cold, but beneath the surface, he burned like fire.“Magnus?” she whispered.No response.Then he moved—too fast. One moment, he was lying beside her. The next, he was at the other side of the room, gripping the stone wall, his head bowed as if in pain. The air around him crackled.Elia
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