Story 946: The Forsaken Threshold

The Forsaken Girl stepped through the gate, and the world shuddered. The bones that held it together groaned, as if something ancient stirred within. For a heartbeat, there was silence—an unnatural stillness, thick with dread. Then, the gate swung open, revealing a void of shifting shadows and hunger.

Mira gasped as the air pulled at her, trying to drag her forward. Draven dug his heels in, gripping her arm before she could be taken.

“She’s in there!” Mira cried. “We can’t let her go alone!”

Elias flicked open his lighter, the flame twisting unnaturally, casting shadows that moved without him. “This ain’t a place you just walk into and come back.” His voice was tight. “She was the price.”

Zara glared at him. “Screw that. We didn’t come all this way to let a kid be sacrificed.”

But then, from the other side of the gate… the screaming began.