The air in the dungeon was stifling and damp, a stench of mildew mingling with the smell of blood and nearly making me retch. The words of the Dark Forces Leader had barely faded when my heart plunged into an icy abyss, my blood seeming to congeal in a single instant.
"Aren't you all so eager to save them? I've always been merciful, so I've decided to grant your wish.Reply with only the corrected sentence. Tomorrow at high noon, on the Soul-Soul-Dissolving Terrace, I will personally send your companions on their final journey to serve as an example to others." A cruel curve touched the corners of his mouth, as if he were savoring the despair upon our faces.
"No! You can't do this!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, trying to lunge forward, only to be bounced back against the freezing floor by an invisible barrier.
Chapter 26