Chapter 53: The Awakening
“MOVE!” Ethan roared, shoving me aside just as a wave of dark energy surged from the creature’s form. It slammed into the ground, sending cracks spiraling out in every direction. The force of it knocked several warriors off their feet, their pained cries echoing through the ruins.
Gabriel and Marissa fought their way toward us, their expressions grim. “We have to disrupt the ritual site!” Gabriel shouted over the storm.
I turned my gaze to the glowing sigils carved into the stone, still pulsing with dark magic. “If we break the circle, we might be able to weaken it!”
Ethan nodded, already moving. “Then let’s do it.”
We split up, dodging attacks from the Shadowborn as we struck at the sigils. Each time I reached one, I pressed my hands against the ca
