SIGRID

«Spectral portals were opening along the walls, just like when Silas summoned them from the place he had created for them.

Massive hands emerged, whispering excitedly, laughter echoing in frenzied tones.

A shiver ran down my spine as I felt the intense surge of dark energy, so overwhelming that even Nyx’s flowers withered under its presence.

"Silas, stop it!" My voice came out strained as I looked at him again, leaning toward the babies beside me.

"It’s not me." His head was lowered, eyes locked on the infant in his hands, holding him up to his chest with both arms.

"The baby... he’s the one summoning my specters. I can’t... I can’t control them. They refuse to return. They’ve been called by a new master." Even he sounded lost.

I clutched my daughters against my chest, holding them close as I tried to move toward him.

A single moment of distraction, and the entire cave trembled. The ground shook violently, as if the earth itself was splitting apart.

"Silas!" I screamed, expandi