Chapter 26 Echo From The Past

• "Tell me again, Anya," the boy pleaded, his voice filled with an eagerness for knowledge. "About the forgotten city, about the darkness you faced."
• Anya smiled, a warm wave of nostalgia washing over her. Years had passed since their encounter with the entity, years of training and preparing the next generation of guardians.
• "It was a place of great beauty, corrupted by a powerful darkness," Anya began, her voice resonating with the weight of experience. "We faced a creature born of despair, its whispers insidious, its touch chilling."