Chapter 119: Echoes Beneath the Ashes
The red glow from the c***k in the chapel floor flickered like a living thing—pulsing, breathing, calling.
Luna remained on her knees, eyes transfixed on the molten line of light that snaked through the ruined stone like a heartbeat. It wasn’t just heat—it was presence. Something ancient stirred beneath, older than Gorath, older than the flame itself. And the whispers… they hadn’t stopped. If anything, they grew bolder, slipping through her thoughts like warm breath against the nape of her neck. Not malicious. Not yet. But urgent. Pleading. Desperate.
Cassian knelt beside her, his silver eyes searching her face for a sign, a reason, anything to hold onto. He placed a steadying hand on her shoulder. “We can’t stay here long,” he murmured, his voice l
