Chapter 44

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A candle of hope is not of the saved.
A candle of love is no game,
A candle of hate in its early wake.
The walls thick with smoke,
The graves sewn with soot.
The ceiling caved in,
The mountain on his foot.
The monsters that lurk,
In the dark shadowed corner.
The demon that waits just 'round the corner.
Do not overlook these signs...
One cannot simply set back time.

       My hair swayed with every movement I made as I fought the monster before me. Sweat dripped along my brow as I got up off of the ground and took in a fighting stance. My legs shook as I tried to fight off the monster with my powers.

       I could feel my energy slowly deplete as the battle continued, the monster getting closer and closer to winning. My vision began to turn fuzzy as my knees buckled from beneath me and I collapsed onto the ground. The monster roared in triumph as it scooped me up into its arms. I felt myself slip into unconsciousness as it stomped deep into the woods and farther away from Liam.

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