Azrael gasped, his chest heaving as he sat up, the cheers of the Weavers washing over him like a warm tide. He looked around, disoriented, the familiar scent of herbs and magic filling his nostrils. But the elation of his return was quickly overshadowed by a growing unease.
The words, "Despite everything, it is still you," echoed in his mind, a phantom whisper from the dying beast. He reached up, touching his left eye, a tingling sensation running down his arm. It was as if the words were imprinted on his very being.
"Azrael! You're awake!"
Nyx was at his side in an instant, his usually stern face softened with relief. "How do you feel?"
"His gaze on Nyx face is strange" though Azrael "nah Is all my imagination"
Azrael hesitated, unsure how to articulate the strange feeling, the lingering presence of the beast within him. "I... I don't know," he finally managed, his voice hoarse.
"Something... something Is different."
Yumi approached, her expression a mix of concern and scrutiny. "The Stardust of Veil can have lasting effects," she said, her voice gentle. "It's possible some of the beast's essence remains, but it should fade with time or ."[1]
Azrael shook his head, the words from the dream still ringing in his ears.
"It's more than that. It's... like something is in me. In my eye."
He pointed to his left eye, a growing sense of dread creeping into his heart.
The other Weavers exchanged worried glances. They knew the dangers of the Shadeborn and the lingering effects of their dark magic. it could affect the entire life of a Person
"He could be killed for What we know No one has ever maked out alive from The Dream Eater shadowborn" one of the Weaver told
"Let me examine you," Yumi said, stepping closer. She reached out, her fingers brushing against Azrael's eyelid. As she did, a faint, almost imperceptible shimmer emanated from his eye.
"What is it?" Nyx demanded, his hand instinctively reaching for his weapon.[2]
Yumi pulled back, her eyes wide with a mixture of surprise and fear. "I... I don't know," she admitted, her voice barely a whisper. "There's something there. Something... unnatural. something I can't even explain"
The air in the camp grew heavy with tension. The celebration of Azrael's return was forgotten, replaced by a new, more insidious threat.
"Can you see anything?" one of the Weavers asked, his voice trembling slightly.
"What question are those I can see" Trying to lift the mood up
Azrael focused, trying to see what Yumi had seen. He blinked, and for a moment, the world around him seemed to shift, the colors becoming more vibrant, the shadows deeper. Then, he saw it.
In the reflection of a nearby water basin, he saw his own face, but it wasn't quite his. His left eye, the one touched by the beast, was different. The iris swirled with a faint, ethereal glow, and within its depths, he could make out a faint, shifting image a glimpse of a dark, swirling vortex, a mirror of the beast's realm.
He recoiled, his hand flying to his eye.
"I... I can see it," he stammered, his voice laced with terror. "I can see them."
"Boy Tell me what can you see " Nyx loosing is composure
"Azrael knew that Nyx with this type of Action New Something is Strange"
The Weavers gasped, their faces etched with fear. They knew what this meant. The beast, though defeated, had left a mark, a connection, a way for the shadows to seep into their world.
Nyx voice regaining its usual steel.
"We need to understand what the beast has left behind."
Yumi nodded, her gaze fixed on Azrael. Yumi without leaving her gaze away from Azrael while walking near him told
"Azrael.... you know the truth.." whispering in his Ear
"Let's not talk about now "" told Azrael to Yumi
"Meet with me after the the Sun fall down, we need to talk" more whispering trying not To let Nyx ear the conversation
their faces grim. They knew the road ahead would be perilous, but they also knew they had no choice. The fate of Aethel, the world they had sworn to protect, hung in the balance, and it all depended on the boy with the echoing words in his eye.
Nyx furious "How can HE Have it Howww"
[Congratulation you survived from A Dream Eater]
[You are the first one to survive]
[tell me your name.... ]
[1] Well this Or is got to make some suspense for sure
[2] Slow Down BOY Don't let the thought's win over you "I am having fun putting Notes on my Webnovels haha.... "