Chapter 214 1/6 AURORA This is your moment , Aurora .

Choose now .

Its huge above us , its body indicating evil intentions .

Growling , it makes a sound that rattles everything in the air .

You cannot win , Luna .

Your hesitation will mean your end .

I press my hand against the heart , the pendant at my neck flaring weakly in response .

The warmth of the heart spreads throughout my body , settling my resolve .

Youre wrong , I say , lifting my head to meet the entitys glowing eyes .

I cant outrun my destiny , but I can shape it .

The entity lets out a roar , its form flickering as the grove reacts to my intent .

The pendant grows brighter , its light pushing back the shadows inch by inch .

I stand up , quivering , as if every muscle in my body is shaking .

The energy of the heart courses through me and the space brightens with an intense light .

It attacks , dark branches reaching for me , but I stand firm and direct the pendants energy into the heart .

Im healing the grove , I say , with unmistakable clarity in my tone .

This is the end .

Chapter 214 clearing .

The entity recoils its roar now a pained cry .

From within the entity , Kaels voice echoes , softer than before .

2/6 Thank you , child , he says , his voice laced with sorrow and gratitude .

I see now what I could not .

May the grove guide you well .

The entity begins to unravel , the dark form disintegrating as it reverses back into the grove .

The turmoil about us begins to fade away , the moving roots stilling their frantic movements .

, the glow of the heart reaches for me , its pull

, no longer tied

, I

is what Lirien

pulls me in , and I feel my feet lift off the ground , being pulled toward its

becoming one with the power of the grove

, a weak voice stammers from behind

Dane .

, as I watch him

, faced , slow movements , but fire danced within

Chapter 214 firm .

Dane , I start , my voice

I have to .

is my

this is mine , he

hand reaches for mine , and the moment his fingers brush my skin , a surge

pendant responds immediately , its light stabilizing and

, its

groves power , evening out the

itself begins to respond

chaos to calm

stop their thrashing around us , slowing to a stop as their

the balance of the grove slowly balancing

his hand still

the strength to steady me , a grounding presence in so many ways

, a weak smile breaking through the exhaustion

4/6 The heart pulses one last time , its light washing over

glow , their branches humming with renewed

their dark energy dissolving

grove is

of the

feet strike the earth once more , my body firm and

a soft , faint

I say , my

that ? He looks down , and a

its lines

the same that appeared on Eira when

voice comes again , soft and yet not without portent

fixed on the mark as a feeling of dread

it mean

grove has chosen him , Lirien

through him , as once with

Dane looks first to me ; his expression unreadable

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