Second Epilogue - The Olympic Peninsula
Elena's POV - Three Days Before the Message The cave system stretched deeper into the earth than any of our preliminary surveys had suggested. As I followed the ancient stone corridor by the light of my magical flame, the very air seemed to hum with power that predated recorded history. "Dr. Rivera?" called James, one of my graduate students from the university. "You need to see this." I hurried toward his voice, my boots echoing strangely in the vast space. The corridor opened into a cathedral-sized chamber carved from living rock, its walls covered in symbols that made my magical senses tingle with recognition and dread. "What am I looking at?" I asked, though part of me already knew. "We think it's some kind of prison," James replied, his voice tight with barely controlled fear. "L
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