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CHAPTER 507
~Zara's POV~
The bars stretched high into the sky, sharp like fangs, each one humming faintly with dark energy.
Beyond it, I saw nothing but shadow.
Shadow until a woman stepped out from behind the gate—a slender figure, no older than her mid-twenties. Her long, dark hair was pinned back tightly, and her eyes were flat and unreadable.
She didn't say a word. She just turned and walked.
And again, I followed.
The path curved through more dead earth, flanked by gnarled roots and stone lanterns that flickered with blue flames.
The farther I walked, the heavier my chest became. The ache started low and grew deeper, clawing at my ribs and pressing behind my eyes.
I felt sick, not physically but in my soul and then I saw it.
Another gate. It was smaller than the first but thicker, reinforced with dark stone and blackened silver lining its curves.
Painted across it in smeared, chalky white letters—stark and cold—were the words:
SHADOW CLAVE
