rth and moss, a sharp contrast to the electric tension that filled the clearing. This wasn't just any forest; it was a place as old as time, ancient ener

g. Her breathing was ragged, the crackling of her dark energy nearly overpowering the quiet rustling of the wind. Her senses, sharp a

ithin her had fully awakened, and the power she had once

he clearing. The man stood tall, his presence cold, the weight of his years steeped in dark magic. He wasn't just any

is will, his grin chilling as he took a step for

there was a venomous edge to it, a coldness that seeped into the very air

otic and untamed, calling to her, urging her to let go, to release the fury she had been holding back for so lo

said through gritted teeth. "I am n

er shimmering with the force of her power. The forest around them responded,

A tool to bring about the end. And you've

ground. The earth cracked beneath his feet, and the shadows lunged towar

anymore. Not of the

cattering, like brittle leaves in the wind. The ground beneath her cracked as her newfound strength tore

her own power was deafening, all-consuming. She could feel the darkness trying to wrap aro

. He had expected her to falter, to succumb to the power he ha

ever escape me. You've already cros

her. The temptation to give in was there, just beneath the surface. To stop

ss within her surged, igniting like wildfire. The raw power exploded outward, s

heart racing. The shadows had receded for now, but she could fe

nto the dark, his presence fadin

he had just unleashed had taken its toll. She w

haze, his hands steadying her as she st

side her still pulsed, still clawed at her, hungry for m

lent. The night seemed to hold its brea

wasn'

asn't

a lon

s inside her has only just begun to take hold, and new dangers are waiting in the shadows. W