Chapter 196 DANE 1/7 I sat in my cell , feeling the sick glow of its walls pulse in time with the pounding of my head .

Heavy , my limbs were dead , it was as if even my body was too much for me to handle , too much weight in the world .

Then the air changed .

Chilled and different , the weight of the Nameless filled the air .

He laughed low , and twisted my stomach .

Ah , Dane , his voice disturbed my ears .

Shall we begin ? I didnt answer .

My jaw was held tight , face fixed into the burning shadows in front of me .

Youve held up admirably , the Nameless went on , his voice showing mockery .

But no one resists me forever .

Lets see how far you can bend before you break .

It darkened and darkened , until it swallowed me whole .

And then , the memories started .

Memory One : The Day I Lost My Family I was back in the woods behind my childhood home .

Heavy smoke filled the air ; the sharp smell of burning wood and flesh Chapter 196 suffocating .

Dane ! my mothers voice came in panicked desperation .

2/7 I ran toward the sound because heavy legs , like moving through quicksand , flamed around me , the screams of my pack everywhere .

I found her at the edge of the clearing .

Her body was laying over my younger sister .

Soaked in blood her dress was covered and her breathing shallow .

Run , she whispered , eyes glassy yet fierce , Run , and dont look back .

Frozen , my heart pounding in my ears , I said , No , I can save you ! You cant , she said , her voice shattered .

Dane , please .

Protect her .

But before I even had time to move , the shadow creatures descended ripping through the scene with ruthless efficiency .

I screamed , but no sound came forth .

The memory dissolved , leaving me gasping in the present .

shook , fists clenched

them , the Nameless whispered , a voice of venom in my ear

them

up ! I shouted low and harsh and weak

The scene changed , shifting and I was on a cliff , moonlight casting long shadows in the

her eyes

she whispered , her voice

never let

choice ! I screamed

had a choice , she said , and her voice was as cold

choose yourself

with the weight of truth , her words fell

but she was gone into the night , in darkness where no moon came

? said the

she can see you

breathe ,

, I

This isnt real .

Three : The Children I was in the Broken

, jumping

holding my hands between their small

4477 I bent dowmandswept

because of the

Then , darkness .

their small bodies were pulled from my hold

roared after

them and their wails went out

fell onto my kness ,

, the Nameless said with

Four : The Chains of the Nameless I could barely breathe before another

my past it

was back in the Namelesss lair , the chainssglowing bright against

the ground , their

do you fight ? the Nameless asked , his shadowwylform

never

my vision blurred from tears ,

to , I whispered

they Chapter 196 need me

deep , a threatening sound that seemed to echo through the chamber

a pawn , he said

weak and broken

pawn .

will keep on chasing you , no im too smart and omniscient for that Then something

so it had to be , for the Nameless still laughed in my brain , a light shone faintly there in that part of the room , soft , hardly

crawled there , every movement an

shone brighter ; its warmth cut through cold darkness

a wild display of runes before dimming again

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