"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."

Elijah, Austl-they had

The idea of leaving one

turned in a slow circle, searching for an escape.

voice firm but

mist thickened, swirling aminously. The voice

all

Their faces were still expressionless, but could feel them. The band we shared pulsed faintis a whisper of

I clenched my

tists.

wasn't going

but I forced conviction

My

like icy fingers.

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

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

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howl pierced the

voice

clearing dissolved into silver light, and heldur I

The Path Forward

were already there, watching me

forward, gripping my arms. "Are

felt weak. "Yeah... I think I

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