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The air shimmered where he once stood, and his voice echoed through the cavern-soft, yet chilling.

"Your journey continues, but beware... the shadows listen."

Then, just as quickly as he appeared, he was gone. A deep, rumbling sound filled the tunnel behind us, and before any of us could react, the passage collapsed into a wall of impenetrable darkness. Dust and small rocks rained down as the last echo of his warning

faded.

I staggered back, coughing against the thick air. "Wait, what?"

Alex cursed under his breath. "Great. The spooky ghost guy vanishes, and so does our way back."

Elijah stepped forward, running his palm along the rough stone where there had once been an open tunnel. His brow furrowed. "There's no way through," he muttered. "Looks like we're going forward whether we like it or not."

Isaiah let out a sigh. "Why is it never easy?"

A heavy silence settled over us, broken only by the faint drip of water somewhere

in the distance. The only way out was ahead- deeper into the unknown parts of the cave. My gut twisted with unease. We had no idea what waited for us in the tunnels beyond.

And then-the whispers started.

At first, it was just a faint hissing noise, almost like the rustling of dry leaves. But there were no leaves down here. The sound made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Then, as my eyes adjusted to the dim glow of Alex's flames, I noticed the shadows along the walls begin to move.

Not with the flickering of the fire. No.

They slithered.

My breath hitched. "Guys..."

The shadows peeled away from the walls, stretching and twisting like living ink. Red eyes blinked open within the darkness, and long, clawed hands formed from the inky void. The cavern was filled with writhing creatures, barely distinguishable from the gloom

itself.

Elijah tensed, stepping in front of me. "What the hell are those?"

Isaiah's voice was grim. "Shadow remnants."

flared brighter. "And let me guess...

if in answer, the

tunnel was too narrow for me to shift into my wolf form. If I

Elijah ordered, already swinging at one of the creatures with his

darkness to strike them down. His blades slashed through the creatures, but every

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a step forward to Shield me just as a clawed hand lashed out

"Austin!"

Blossomed across his skin. He let out a strangled gasp and stumbled, clutching

Something inside me snapped.

"No!"

closer, but before they could land another blow, Alex threw out his hands. A wave of fire erupted from his palms, scorching through the shadows. The creatures let out an unearthly screech, recoiling from the blaze. Isaiah's eyes widened. "Fire. It

"Oh, you're in trouble

renewed determination, they fought

with practiced ease, cutting down anything that tried

his chest, trying to stop the bleeding. His breathing was shallow, his skin pale from

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stay with me," I said, my

chuckle. "Don't worry,

hands trembling as I pressed

was getting hurt. I wouldn't let

myself, calling forth the magic that lurked in my

of the

silvery glow rippled from my skin, washing

hissed, shrinking away from the radiance. The cavern

a moment, everything was

with a final burst of fire from Alex, the last of the shadow creatures vanished, melting back

The cave fell silent.

thick in the air. The only sound was our ragged breaths and the faint

hair before turning toward the cave walls, his fingers brushing over faint carvings we hadn't noticed before. His eyes narrowed as he traced the symbols. "There's something

heart still pounding. "What does

voice

reflections lead, the truth hides

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