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."

How could I? Isaiah, Elijah, Austl-they had been by

meant everything to me. The idea of

searching for an escape. "There has to be

voice firm but

mist thickened, swirling aminously.

or all will

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

I clenched my

tists.

going

conviction into my words. "Then

My

mist surged forward, wrapping around me like icy fingers. The pressure was suffocating,

them," I said, my voice resolute. "If sacrifice is required,

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

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woll's howl pierced

voice returned-softer

and heldur I could

The Path Forward

already there, watching

gripping my arms. "Are you

my legs felt