"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

everything to me. The idea

turned in a slow circle, searching for an escape.

voice firm

aminously. The voice grew

or all will

at my mates. Their faces were still expressionless, but could feel them. The band we shared

I clenched my

tists.

going to

forced conviction into my words. "Then

My

forward, wrapping around me like icy fingers. The pressure

won't choose between them," I said, my voice resolute. "If sacrifice is required, then let it

recoiled, curling into itself, retreating as if my words had struck something deep. My mates shimmered, their

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howl pierced

voice

into silver light, and heldur I could blink,

The Path Forward

there, watching

stepped forward, gripping my

legs felt weak. "Yeah... I think

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