Chapter 99: the summons

Chapter 99: The Summons

The word “Return” echoed in the air like a haunting melody, leaving Anita, Jace, and Kael rooted in place. The air grew colder, the light dimming as if the world itself was reacting to the mysterious summons.

“Did anyone else feel that?” Kael asked, his voice low, almost a whisper.

Jace nodded, his jaw clenched. “That wasn’t just a message. It had… weight. Like something pressing on my chest.”

Anita stepped closer to where the sigil had appeared, her fingers brushing the space it had occupied. The energy was faint but undeniable, a lingering thread of magic.

“It’s old,” she said softly, her eyes narrowing as she focused. “Older than the Rift, older than anything I’ve ever encountered.”

“Older?” Kael echoed, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword. “How can that be? The Rift felt like the beginning of all things.”