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likealivingthing,itsbranchesgraspingatourclotheslikeskeletalfingers.Theairwasthickwithanunnaturalsilence,asiftheverylifehadbeendrainedfromthetreesthemselves.
Andthen,withoutwarning,thefigurespokeagain.
“TheShadowisancient,“itboomedthroughtheforest,echoingoffthetreeslikeadrumbeatinmymind.“Ithaswalkedtheearthformillennia,feedingonfearandterror.“
Aethera‘sgriponmyhandseemedtobeallthatheldmetogetherasIlistenedtoitswords.Thedarknessarounduswasgrowingthicker,moreoppressive,untilitfeltlikeIcouldhardlybreathe.
“Whatdoyouwantfromus?“Iwhispered,tryingtokeepmyvoicesteadydespitethefearthatthreatenedtoconsumeme.
Thefigure‘sgazeseemedtoboreintomysoul,itspresencemakingmyskincrawlwithdread.Andthen,withoutwarning,itspokeagain.
“Youwillbetested,“itboomedthroughtheforest,echoingoffthetreeslikeachallenge.“Youwillbeforcedtoconfrontthedeepestfearsofyourownhearts.“
IfeltAethera‘sgriptightenaroundmyhandasIlistenedtoitswords.Wewereinthistogether,nomatterwhathorrorsorterrorslayahead.
Andthen,withoutwarning,thefigurevanishedintothinair,leavingusstandingaloneinthedarkness.
Theforestseemedtobesilentonceagain,itsbranchesstillandmotionlesslikeskeletalfingers.ButIknewthattheShadowwasnotgone-itwaswaitingforus,watchinguswithcold,calculatingeyes.
Wewereinthistogether,AetheraandI.Andnomatterwhatlayahead,wewouldfaceittogether,astwohalvesofawhole.