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A piercing scream echoed down the corridors of some forgotten place.
Isla!
Panic bubbled up within me.
Isla was held aloft above a vortex of light.
She looked panicked, her eyes darting around in confusion.
“Isla!” I called out, reaching for her, but an invisible force held me back.
The same four figures from my dream, shrouded in dark robes, emerged from the shadows, their chants rising in volume and intensity.
Their haunting melody was both entrancing and maddening, sending a shiver down my spine.
“This is not your fate to intervene,” one of them intoned, his voice echoing in the confined space.
“But she’s my fated mate!” I shouted back, desperation evident in my voice.
The lead figure, distinguishable only by the intricate golden emblem on his robe, stepped forward. “And that is the very reason she’s here. Her fate is intertwined with yours, Thillak.”
I felt a cold dread settling in the pit of my stomach. “What do you want from her? From us?”
The figure remained silent for a moment, the weight of his gaze palpable even though his face was hidden. “Balance,” he replied.
The chant intensified once more, and the vortex around Isla grew brighter, almost blinding in its intensity.
The taste of salty tears was bitter on my lips.
She was gone.
And with her, a piece of my heart.
I would find her.
Whatever it took, I would bring her back.
Gritting my teeth, I rose to my feet, determination burning in my veins.
This was no dream, no premonition.
This was reality, and I was ready to face it head-on.
* * *
I burst up in my bed, drenched with sweat from the twin nightmares.
Or was it a single dream depicting the same event?
I wasn’t sure.
It was a jumbled mess I hadn’t even begun to uncoil.
The weight of dread hung heavy in my chest, every heartbeat echoing Isla’s name.
Her scream resonated in my ears, a haunting memory that anchored itself in the depths of my soul, played in an endless loop, a reminder of the urgency of the moment.
Then, I heard it.
