somewhatnaive

Some secrets are buried in silence. Others refuse to stay hidden.

Elara never expected a knock on her neighbor’s door to change everything. But when Liam—silent, guarded, and wrapped in mystery—hands her a note instead of speaking, she realizes his silence holds more than unspoken words. It holds a past he cannot outrun.

A forgotten journal. A map leading to a place that shouldn’t exist. A door buried in the earth—waiting to be opened. As Elara and Liam follow the clues, the shadows around them stir, whispering of something lost… and something that wants to be found.
What happens when you listen to the silence?

You hear the things that were never meant to be spoken.

When Silence Speaks

Elara’s breath came fast and shallow, her chest heaving with a mixture of fear and adrenaline. The forest around them was unnervingly still, an unnatural silence that amplified the frantic rhythm of her heart. The usual chorus of insects and distant nocturnal calls was conspicuously absent, as if the very ecosystem held its breath, anticipating the next move in a deadly game. The sigil on her palm still glowed faintly, a subtle luminescence that pulsed in time with her heartbeat, a constant reminder of the ancient power she now carried. 


Liam straightened, wiping sweat and dust from his face, his movements tense and wary. “Okay,” he said, his voice tight with apprehension, “we need a plan. Because if those things—” he gestured toward the ruins, now half-buried under a chaotic pile of rubble, a testament to the destructive power they had unleashed—“can still come after us, running isn’t gonna cut it.” 


Chapter Eight: The Echo of Shadows