Chapter 55: The Breaking Seal
"Run!" Kael shouted as Mara's claws cut through the air where Liana's head had been a second before. But there was nowhere to go. The temple walls closed in around them. Above, the roof cracked wider with each heartbeat. Behind them, the tunnel they'd come through was closed by fallen stones. They were stuck. Mara's laughter filled the room like poisonous music. "Perfect. No escape. No help. Just you, me, and ages of revenge." Her shadow wings spread wider, blocking out what little light remained.