Chapter 132 Caelum

• “Is that what she told you?” My voice echoes through the library, heavy with doubt and skepticism.
• Aria doesn't stop for a second, pacing back and forth in the vast space filled with books. Her hands clutch and release the fabric of the shirt she's wearing, an involuntary reflection of the storm of emotions consuming her. Every movement she makes seems to amplify the tension in the room. Her eyes shine, intense and disturbed, as her feet tap an urgent rhythm on the polished stone floor.
• I watch her in silence, struggling against the urge to pull her into an embrace and whisper comforting words. But the weight of the situation is like an invisible wall between us. I want to promise that everything will be fine, but how can I offer a guarantee I don't even have myself? Every word from Seraphina echoes in my mind like a distant, annoying bell. Malakar, the Entity from the Forbidden Realm. Just the name carries a dark burden. Now that we know its identity, we have a starting point, but there’s still so much to be done.