"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."

Isaiah, Elijah, Austl-they had been

meant everything to me. The idea of leaving one

a slow circle, searching for

said, my voice firm but

thickened, swirling aminously. The voice

or all

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

I clenched my

tists.

going to

trembled, but I forced conviction into my

My

like icy fingers. The pressure was

voice resolute. "If sacrifice is required, then let it be

ground trembled beneath me. The mist recoiled, curling into itself, retreating as if my words

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woll's howl

the voice

dissolved into silver light, and heldur I could blink,

The Path Forward

already there, watching

Isaiah stepped forward, gripping my arms. "Are

nodded, though my legs felt weak. "Yeah... I

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