The Omega Mated To The Four

"Tour virtues must be tested: Cage Trust. Sacrifice Wisdom, Enco

of you must face what lies within

Before we could react, a sudden gust of wind mshed past us, carrying a shimmering silver mixt. It entled around each of in,

The air thickened with energy. My vision blurred, the Sarred separating us from one another. The world tilted beneath my feet

Hall fading from sight.

Then darkness. darkness.

When the haze cleared, I found myself standing in a cold clearing, alene. The silence was deafening, pressing against my ears heavy weight. A silver mist caled at my feet, shifting and twisting life something alive. Then, three figures materialized before me -Isaiah, Elijah, and Austin.

Relief surged through me, but it was fleeting. Something wasn't right. They weren't moving. They stood motionless, their faces blank, their eyes empty. They looked like themselves but felt... wrong

A deep, resonant voice echoed through the clearing.

"To prove your devotion, one must be left behind."

My heart stopped.

"No," I breathed, my throat tightening.

The voice remained unmoved.

"Choose."

Choose? How could I? Isaiah, Elijah, Austl-they had been by my side, fought

to me. The idea of leaving one of them behind was

in a slow circle, searching for an escape.

my voice firm

aminously. The voice

all

at my mates. Their faces were still expressionless, but could feel them. The band we shared pulsed faintis a whisper of warmth in the

I clenched my

tists.

wasn't going to

trembled, but I forced conviction into my words.

My

me like icy fingers. The pressure was suffocating, but

I said, my voice resolute. "If sacrifice

The mist recoiled, curling into itself, retreating as if my words had struck something deep. My

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howl pierced the

the voice returned-softer this

and heldur I could blink, I

The Path Forward

others were already there, watching me with

stepped forward, gripping my arms. "Are

though my legs felt weak.