Chapter 10
Chapter 10
The group faces the figure guarding the gate. It demands the key and reveals that the gate must be opened or closed by a choice. Samira refuses, and the figure attacks, forcing the group to fight and flee deeper into the basement, where they discover a second gate and a warning about the true cost.
The figure’s smile widened, revealing rows of needle-thin teeth. Its voice scraped like dry leaves. “You brought the key. I was beginning to think you wouldn’t come.”
Samira’s hand tightened around the key. It pulsed warm against her palm, and the gate behind the figure shimmered, a vertical wound in the air that seemed to breathe. Darkness leaked from its edges, pooling on the floor in shadows that moved on their own.
“Who are you?” Samira asked. Her voice came out steadier than she felt.
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