A Fight Against Shadows: Soren
My blade felt like an extension of my own arm, humming with the cold, pressurized force of my Grey magic. I cleaved through the first of the vanguard, my steel passing through its smoky form and leaving behind a trail of dissolving embers. But for every shadow I unmade, two more seemed to congeal from the darkness of the cavern walls. "They're not trying to kill us, Soren!" Caelis shouted, her bow singing as she released a volley of three silver-tipped arrows. They pierced a flickering silhouette, pinning it to the stone floor until it evaporated. "They’re trying to stall us!" I knew she was right. I risked a glance over my shoulder, my heart nearly stopping when I saw the rift tear open. Vespera Nyxos stepped out like a nightmare draped in velvet, her presence immediately muting the bri
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