As though he hadn't been there at all, the blackness engulfed him.
His hand was extended toward her in a single heartbeat, so near that she could feel his warmth's ghost on her skin. Then a chilly rift split the planet in two, no longer touching halves, tearing through the air. With the exception of the faint, broken sound of his voice that echoed in her bones, Kael's figure vanished into that impossibly deep wound.
Now I remember.
Like an imprinted memory, the echo lasted much longer than it ought to have. It was more than simply a voice; it was a truth conveyed by a force older than life itself.
Seren's chest grew constricted. With her hand extended and grabbing at the black seam where he had been, she staggered forward. However, the shape of the shadow—neither smoke nor flesh—r
