Aurelia stepped toward the First Unwritten, each footfall sending small ripples across the glowing stone floor.
Kane lay motionless behind her.
Her heart was shattering
but her power was rising.
Darkness curled around her wrists like bracelets tightening with each breath. The Voidborne’s energy pulsed inside her veins, demanding release.
She forced herself not to flinch.
“Tell me,” she whispered, voice trembling, “how to save him.”
The Unwritten circled her slowly, its form shifting like it was made of shadowed glass.
“To save what is mortal, you must complete what is immortal.”
Aurelia clenched her fists.
“What does that mean?”
“It means you must finish the transformation the Voidborne began.”
Aurelia staggered back.
“No no, I can’t if I become that thing”
“You will not beco
