"Can someone please tell me what is going on?" Salam's breath caught in his throat as he spoke. He did not understand the sudden change in atmosphere during Safiya and her mother's argument, nor could he comprehend what this pendant truly meant or why he had been chosen.
After they left for the man's place, Safiya revealed everything about the chosen and the seven, and it turned out that he was one of the seven.
Amara squeezed Salam's hand reassuringly, whispering silently that everything would be fine, even though she too was confused about the situation.
"Let me get this right," Salam said, trying to get Malik's and Safiya's attention as they followed the man. "Do you mean I will be fighting against Demons? Have you seen what that evil spirit did to all those bodies? How can a normal human being fight against those things?"