Chapter 35 The Heart of the Whisperer
As the young man touched John, a wave of energy pulsed through him. The air crackled with a sinister energy. The symbols on the wall glowed brighter. The ground trembled violently.
"He's almost there," said the young man, his voice a low, menacing whisper. "He's almost one of us."
John could feel his mind slipping, his thoughts becoming muddled. He could feel himself being pulled toward the tunnel. He could feel a presence watching him, a presence that was not human.
"They're not real," John whispered, his voice trembling. "They're just a dream. They're just in my head."
"No, John, they're real," said Eurydice, her eyes fixed on John. "And they're about to take you away."
She placed a hand on John's shoulder, her eyes filled with concern. "John, you have to fight back. You have to resist. You have to stay strong."
But it was too late.
The tunnel began to pulsate brilliantly. The air filled with a deafening roar. The room was crumbling. The walls were closing in. The lights were fading. They were trapped.
Bassett, Sarah, Max, Regina, and Dr. Thorne were all thrown to the ground by the force of the explosion. They were trapped.
"This is it," John whispered, his voice trembling slightly. "The end."
The two figures, Alastor and Eurydice, were thrown back as well. The tunnel pulsated brilliantly. The air filled with a deafening roar.
"They're trying to seal us in," Bassett said, his voice a low growl. "They want to draw us into their domain. To make us part of them."
"They're using the earth itself against us," Rudd said, his voice firm and resolute. "We have to find a way to disrupt their technology. We have to fight back."
John could feel a presence watching him, a presence that was not human.
"They're not real," John whispered, his voice trembling. "They're just a dream. They're just in my head."
The young man stepped closer to John, his eyes fixed on him, a sinister grin on his face. He reached out and touched John's forehead again.
"It's almost over," he said, his voice a low, menacing whisper. "You're almost one of us."
Suddenly, the tunnel began to pulsate even more intensely. The air filled with a deafening roar. The room was crumbling. The walls were closing in. The lights were fading. The tunnel was expanding.
"Get back!" Max shouted, his voice edged with a sense of urgency. "They're about to seal us in! They're trying to take us away. But we're not going to let them.
The tunnel pulsed with a blinding light, the roar of the Whisperer's technology deafening. The walls were closing in, the ceiling was falling. The room was collapsing in on itself.
"We're not going to let them!" Max shouted, his voice edged with urgency. "We're going to fight back!"
He lunged forward, his arms reaching for John. But the young man, his eyes glazed over, was already being pulled toward the tunnel.
"John!" Max screamed, his voice filled with desperation. "Don't go!"
Alastor and Eurydice were struggling to hold John back, but the force of the energy pulling him toward the tunnel was too strong.
"We have to stop them," said Rudd. "We have to find a way to disrupt their technology. To break their control. To save John."
"John, stay strong!" Sarah said, her voice filled with concern. "Fight back! You can do this!"
John could feel his mind slipping, his thoughts becoming muddled. He could feel himself being pulled toward the tunnel. He could feel a presence watching him, a presence that was not human.
"They're not real," John whispered, his voice trembling. "They're just a dream. They're just in my head."
"No, John, they're real," said Eurydice, her eyes fixed on John. "And they're about to take you away."
But it was too late. John felt a powerful wave of energy sweep over him, his mind becoming foggy, his thoughts blurred. He felt himself being pulled into the tunnel, his body going numb, his senses fading.
"John!" Sarah screamed, reaching out towards him. "John!"
"He's almost there," said the young man, his voice a low, menacing whisper. "He's almost one of us."
The young man turned to Edward Grey. "It's done," he said, his voice a chilling whisper. "He's ours. He's one of us."
Edward Grey smiled, a sinister grin on his face. "This is the beginning, Valeria. This is the end. For them. For all of them. The Whisperers are rising."
Valeria stared at the tunnel, her face a mask of calm. "We have a lot of work to do," she said. "We have to prepare him. We have to show him the way."
The room around them was crumbling, the lights were fading. The tunnel was pulsating. The ground was trembling.
"We have to stop them," Rudd said, his voice firm and resolute. "We have to get to John. We have to save him."
"We're not going to let them win," Sarah said, her eyes filled with a fierce determination. "We're going to fight back. We're going to stop them."