Chapter 377: It is the Only Way

Chapter 377: It is the Only Way

However, the moment she enveloped him in a tight hug, the hairs on the back of her neck stood, and her heart quickened as an inexplicable tension filled the air.

Without warning, a crackling sound echoed. The ground beneath their feet shook violently, and loose rocks and debris tumbled down the cliffside, adding to the chaos.

A deafening roar echoed as the air started to move in a circular motion, slowly becoming a dark swirling vortex that seemed to lead to nowhere. The wind grew stronger, tugging at their clothes and hair.

"What is going on?"

Rosalind could feel the energy that crackled in the air. It was stranger, otherworldly, its sounds making her skin crawl.

"When I tell you to jump, you jump."

Rosalind stared at Lucas when she heard his voice.

"Do you understand me?" he asked. This time, she nodded.

As if on cue, the vortex opened wide enough and swallowed Rosalind and Lucas, pulling them into its dark embrace with a sickening lurch.

The wind and lightning ceased as abruptly as it began, leaving behind a silent canyon. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

"That- Where are they?" Atior said, her voice panicky.

"The vortex swallowed them," Elias said.

"We need to find them."

"No," Huig said. "What we need to do is run."

"What?" Everyone turned their attention to the monstrous creature not too far away from them.

It seems that the vortex had attracted the attention of the monster.

"Can't we fight it?" Elias spoke.

"It is stronger than any monsters that we have fought before," Magda said.

"But can we fight it?" Elias said, a fire already appeared on his hand.

"You lunatic! If you want to live- "

"Then you run," Elias interrupted Atior's words "You run. You coward."

Elias surged forward with a fierce determination, his red hair blazing like the fireball he held in his hand.

The woman who resembled Rosalind pushed the man away. "I said, I am not leaving!"

...

Suddenly, the scene once again shifted.

The place before Rosalind was unrecognizable. All she could see was rubble and ash. The streets were littered with debris and broken pieces of buildings.

The air was thick with the stench of death and destruction, and the distant sound of mournful cries and howls filled the silence. The once lush parks and gardens were now barren, with twisted metal and rubble in their place. It was a place of desolation, a haunting reminder of a war.

"Is this what you want?"

Rosalind turned around and was surprised to see the woman that resembled her staring straight at her as if she could see her.

"Is this what you wanted all along!?" The woman started crying.

As Rosalind spun around, a voice reverberated from behind her. She gaped in astonishment at the man standing there, a perfect replica of Lucas. How could he look so identical to her long-lost friend?

"I only wanted to save you," he said, his eyes pleading for her understanding.

"You only wanted to save yourself!" The woman spat back, her voice thick with bitterness and resentment.

"That's not true," the man objected. "If I hadn't pulled you out of there, you would have died along with the others!"

"The others died because I couldn't protect them!" The woman snapped back.

"You can't protect everyone," he countered. "As much as you want to, it's impossible to save everyone else!"

As the woman turned around, she began walking in the opposite direction without a word.

"Where are you going?" the man called out after her.

"We need to find a way to save them," she replied firmly.

"What?" he asked, confused. "What are you talking about?"

"I am going to find a way to bring back those who have lost their lives," she declared with a determined glint in her eyes.

The man's expression turned to one of disbelief. "Have you finally lost your mind?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

"Sorcery..."

"What?"

"It is the only way."