Liam's breath caught in his throat as he stared at the glowing figure before him. His mother, who stood at the edge of the abyss, her form bathed in radiant light, seemed so out of place in the darkness that had consumed him. Yet here she was, someone he had lost long ago, someone he thought he would never see again.
"Mom?" Liam's voice cracked, shock and confusion battling inside him.
The soft smile was exactly as he remembered it-warm and full of love. "Yes, Liam. I'm here."
"But how?" he stammered, taking in the swirling void around him. The shadows hissed and curled around him, but they did not come closer, almost held back by the light emanating from her. "This can't be real. You're-you're gone."
She took a step closer, her toes practically at the edge of the chasm, as if it meant
