Chapter 25

• The figure cloaked in shadows stepped forward, the darkness around her seeming to pulse with each step. Lyra, still in Astrid's body, felt a chill run down her spine.
• "Who are you?" Liam demanded, his voice steady despite the fear gnawing at him.
• The figure’s hooded head tilted slightly, revealing a pair of piercing, otherworldly eyes. "I am Seraphina," she said, her voice echoing with an ethereal quality. "And you have stumbled upon things far beyond your comprehension."