Chapter 32

Se-le-ni

Someone screamed, and it echoed through the darkness. I tried to paddle harder, but a wave took hold of me and pulled me back. Maybe I closed my eyes because the light that suddenly emerged didn’t blind me.

I squinted. I was standing on a meadow. So I was dead. I glanced around, but only the tall grass swaying in the wind could be seen. Suddenly, the air began to shimmer, and moments later, a woman appeared before me. I had never seen her with my own eyes, but her presence was so strong, I knew it could only be the Seed.

“And so Me-la-ni has found the key to breaking Bo-lo-to’s creation.”

I wanted to ask what she meant, but didn’t dare to open my mouth in her presence, and only hoped she would continue. She looked around, then turned back to me.

“Do you wish to return? You are not yet dead, but should you wish, I can make it so.”

I stared at her, and the image of Me-la-ni floated before my mind’s eye. I wouldn’t leave her again. The Seed smiled and reached out a hand. I hesitantly took it, and everything went dark.