As we gathered in the clearing, the weight of the approaching threat was palpably building in Silverwood.
"We must figure out how to drive out the darkness," an urgent-sounding Ethan said. It cannot wait for us to move.
With resolute flickering in her eyes, Ava nodded. How then can we even start to battle something so old and strong?"
We begin by knowing our adversary, I said, my voice tinged with annoyance. "We need to know its weaknesses, its vulnerabilities—anything that might give us an advantage."
But as we dug more into our study, questions tore at the margins of my consciousness. It appeared beyond all logic and reason, the darkness unlike anything we had ever experienced.
Cole declared, "We're running out of time," his voice tense with urgency. "We have to figure something out
