“THE PIT OF TRUTH”
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Falling Into the Dark
“AURORA!!!”
Xavier’s scream shattered the air as Aurora plunged into the darkness beneath the fractured floor.
Her body fell—
weightless, powerless—
through a shaft colder than any night she had ever known.
But she didn’t scream.
Hindi siya sumigaw.
Hindi siya humingi ng tulong.
Hindi siya nagpakita ng kahinaan.
Instead, Aurora curled her body, bracing for impact.
Her mind raced faster than her heartbeat.
I cannot die.
Not now.
Not again.
She hit a metal grate — HARD.
The sound rang through her bones.
Then silence.
Her lungs burned as she dragged in a breath, every muscle trembling.
Pero buhay siya.
Masakit, sugatan, nanginginig—
pero buhay.
She forced herself to sit up.
And that was when she realized…
She wasn’t in an or
