Chapter 44
~Drex~
The weight of my decision pressed on me like a millstone, dragging my thoughts into a darkness I hadn't known for eons. Allowing the Serpent into our sanctuary, into Wren's presence, was a mistake I could never undo. The moment her soul escaped, filled with malice and the promise of destruction, I knew I had unleashed something far worse than I could control.
Her final words haunted me, replaying in my mind with relentless precision. They seeped into every corner of my consciousness, poisoning even the brief moments of peace I found with Wren. I had faced countless enemies, had stared down the end of civilizations without flinching, but this—this was different. It was a fear so profound that it paralyzed me, leaving me powerless against the shadow that loomed over our future.
