Chapter 14: The Fractured Veil

  Stan flipped through the yellowed pages, his gaze darting across the lines of the ancient text. A strange feeling stirred in his chest—a mix of fear and awe.

  — “A ritual… world domination?” — his voice trembled as he lifted his eyes.

  Leonel didn’t look away from the book.

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  — “Complete control over the world,” — he calmly confirmed.

  — “Is that even possible?” — Ethan interjected. He had been silently listening until now. There was no surprise in his voice—only focus.

  — “That’s what the book says,” — Leonel murmured, turning another page. — “We need to keep reading. There might be an explanation.”

  Stan clenched his fists. The unease wouldn’t leave him.

  Leonel already understood everything. He grasped the core of this mystery: if the worlds remained separate, one of them would perish. The only question was—which one?

  — “It says here…” — he began, but Ethan interrupted him.

  — “That there may be people who want to seize this power,” — he quietly finished the sentence.

  Leonel nodded.

  — “And if they get it, they’ll control both worlds.”

  Silence fell.

  — “Then,” — Stan spoke slowly, — “we need to be first.”

  Leonel closed the book.

  — “We need to be faster than the ones from

  the darkness,” — he confirmed.