Chapter 79 - Chapter 79 – The Ones Hunting Us

By the time they reached the entrance of the temple, the rain outside had almost completely died down, but the movement between the trees was anything but quiet. Footsteps sliding over wet leaves, disciplined breathing, and that metallic vibration magic made when it cut through the air like a thin blade made it clear that those approaching were not an ordinary hunting unit. When Elara stopped right at the entrance, for the first time, instead of retreating, she instinctively measured the field. Broken columns to the left, a half-collapsed wall to the right, an open courtyard in front of them, and the old temple not yet fully awakened behind them. Escape was possible. But it was not right. Because the ones coming were not only tracking them. They had also heard the echo of the broken seal inside the temple.