Chapter 9
Chapter 9: The Fall
Tasha falls into the Well of Souls, where she is submerged in darkness and hears her mother's song. Above, Elias fights Vane and Tariq to protect her. Kaelen and Zahra are captured, and the chapter ends with Tasha emerging from the well transformed, her eyes glowing with ancient light.
The darkness swallowed Tasha whole. For a moment, there was only the sensation of falling, the air rushing past her, and the distant echo of Elias's scream. Then she hit the water.
The cold was shocking, a sudden embrace that stole her breath. She sank, the weight of her soaked robes pulling her down, the stone in her hand glowing like a beacon in the abyss. She kicked, her lungs burning, and broke the surface with a gasp.
Above her, the opening of the well was a small circle of fading light, the silhouettes of figures moving against the orange sky. She heard shouting, the crack of a pistol, and then silence.
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