Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Kaelen sings the child's song, and the man uses the obsidian shard to sever the shadow's hold. The shadow retreats toward the sleeping child, forcing Kaelen to follow.
Kaelen opened his mouth, and the song that emerged was not his own. It was the child's song, the one she had sung in the garden when the world was still being woven. The note was pure, a single thread of sound that cut through the shadow's reach like a blade of light. He felt the resonance deep within his chest, a warmth spreading outward that banished the encroaching chill of the shadow. It was a melody of innocent joy, a memory of sun-drenched days and the scent of blooming jasmine, a stark contrast to the suffocating darkness that pressed in on him.
The shadow recoiled, its black fire flickering like a dying ember. The grasp that had been reaching for Kaelen's arm hesitated, pulling back as though burned by an unseen flame. The obsidian shard on the floor gleamed, its dark surface catching the meager light, and the man scrambled to pick it up, his movements clumsy with urgency.
"Kaelen!" the man shouted, his voice raspy with fear. "The shard—it shows me the pattern. Your arm—the black line—it's a bridge. If I cut it, the branch will lose its hold."
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