I was in the rehabilitation room. The place is still empty except for the quiet hum of the air conditioner. The clock shows past midnight. But I know my sleeplessness tonight isn't because my insomnia has returned—it's due to one very simple thing: I lied.
I gave her the necklace without a full explanation.
And now, the energy sealed within it has been used. Most of it to save Selene, and some... perhaps it's been contaminated by an aura that shouldn't be there.
I sighed softly.
The necklace held far more than met the eye. It was designed to absorb and store magic in its purest form, then compress it until it was invisible.
I myself used it once.
Only once... and even that made me see hallucinations for three full days.
I exhaled slowly, trying to quell the turmoil inside me.
That necklace held far, far more than its unassuming appearance suggested.
