The air crackled around me as I advanced, the energy from the crystal surging through my veins, growing hotter and wilder with every step. It was intoxicating and terrifying all at once, and I could feel the weight of the power, tempting me to lose control. The entity loomed before me, a shadowy behemoth that twisted and coiled like smoke, and its red eyes burned through the dark, fixed on me with an intensity that made my skin crawl.
"You're too weak to wield it," the entity's voice echoed in my mind, a chorus of whispers overlapping in a haunting symphony. "Give in, Jade. Let it consume you. You'll never be strong enough to defeat me."
I swallowed hard, pushing back against the insidious pull of its words. "I don't need to be stronger than you," I muttered, tightening my grip on the power surging within me. "I just need to be strong enough."
