Chapter 16
16 Kellan held his breath as he fell through white nothingness for several heart-pounding moments. Then suddenly, he was plunged into near darkness, his feet almost going out from under him when he hit the soft, loamy ground. It was nearly pitch-dark, the only illumination coming from a creeping gray mist that swirled through the air, clinging to his limbs and sticking in his lungs. He could hear a strange sound, like the ticking of a clock, or a faint heartbeat; it reverberated through the whole plane, skittering across his skin. The worst part of it all was the complete, utter silence, like being in a total vacuum. When Kieran’s hand landed on his arm, Kellan jumped. Look, his twin mouthed. The word sounded in his mind instead out loud, which was jarring. Kieran gave Kellan an impati
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