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 my side, fought for me, bled for me.

The idea of leaving one of them behind was

circle, searching for an escape. "There has to be

said, my voice firm but

aminously. The voice grew

or all

back at 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

I clenched my

tists.

wasn't going

conviction into

My

me like icy fingers. The pressure was

voice resolute. "If

curling into itself, retreating as if my words had

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woll's howl pierced

voice returned-softer

silver light, and

The Path Forward

others were already there, watching

forward, gripping my arms. "Are

felt weak. "Yeah...