The creature’s roar shook the sky, sending tremors through the earth beneath Eve’s feet. It was massive—towering over the shrine like a living nightmare, its wings blotting out the stars above. As it rose from the darkness, the last remnants of the Veil fell away like shards of glass, leaving nothing between the world and the horrors that lay beyond.
Eve’s heart raced in her chest, her body frozen in fear as the creature’s glowing eyes locked onto her. The pendant in the shrine’s altar still pulsed with light, but it wasn’t enough. The ritual had failed.
Write a comment ...