"Do you really think you can save them, Eira?" My sibling's voice slices through the chaos like a blade. The storm rages around us, but it's their words that cut the deepest. "You're nothing but a fool, just like they all were. Weak, pathetic—just like you always were."
My breath catches in my throat. His words, laced with venom, strike me more than anything else. His face is twisted in rage, his eyes no longer the familiar gaze of the sibling I once knew. The darkness has consumed him completely, turning him into someone unrecognizable.
"You're wrong," I whisper, struggling to keep my voice steady. "You were my brother. The one I swore I’d protect. But this… this isn't you."
He laughs bitterly, the sound echoing through the wild winds. "Oh, I am exactly who I've always been, Eira. But
