Chapter 170
Chapter 170: The Crystal Thread
The child's black crystal thread weaves through the ruins, forming a doorway of memory. Elenwe feels the hollow's seed stir in her chest as the thread reaches for her scar. Ren is caught in the web, and the child offers a choice: let the garden bloom through Elenwe or watch the world unravel. The thread solidifies into a figure with the First Weaver's face and hollow eyes.
The thread of black crystal unfurled from the child's palm, not with haste but with the patient certainty of a root seeking water. It wound through the broken archway, tracing the cracks in the stone, leaving behind a trail of frost that glittered in the dying light. Elenwe felt the seed in her chest pulse once, a cold echo of the thread's rhythm.
Ren stepped in front of her, his hand reaching for a blade he no longer carried. "Stop her."
But Elenwe could not move. The scar beneath her palm burned, not with pain, but with recognition. The hollow's seed knew the thread. They were the same substance, the same hunger given form.
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