{AURORA'S POV}
I braced myself for the end, shielding my head with both hands, waiting for the sword to pierce me. My heartbeat rang in my ears, every second stretching into eternity. I told myself it was going to be over soon, that it would hurt, but then…
Nothing happened.
I blinked, slowly opening my eyes, and my chest tightened.
The hunters were gone. The fire, the blood, the screams, the torn bodies of the witches of The Den… all gone. In their place, there was nothing but an endless, suffocating void. Cold, and dark.
I scrambled to my feet, spinning in circles, desperate to see something, anything. My hands brushed against nothing. My feet touched nothing solid. The emptiness swallowed every sense.
"Aurora…"
The voice was distant, soft, and it sent a shiver racing down my spine. Goosebumps prickled along my arms.
I screamed, "Who's there?!"
My voice sounded strange in the void. No answer came. Only the echo of my own words.
