Chapter 28: Ash Ritual
--- 📖 Chapter 28: Ash Ritual Part 1: The Static Room It started with the lights. They flickered in rhythm—three blinks, then a pause. Liam stopped playing and whispered, “She’s trying to talk.” I didn’t want to believe it, until the radio turned on. White noise. Then a voice in the static: > “Choose… or burn.” The room turned cold. Liam’s breath fogged the air. He looked up at me and said— > “If you don’t decide soon, Mommy… I’ll disappear.” --- 📖 Chapter 28: Ash Ritual Part 2: Caleb’s Missing Shadow Caleb entered the room, pale. He stood still for too long before whispering: > “Something’s wrong with me.” I turned. And his shadow was gone. Not distorted. Not flickering. Gone. Wherever he walked, the light refused to follow. Marissa arrived, trembling. “Sh
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