Soon, the radiance stopped intensifying. Instead, it gradually faded away.
But as it disappeared, their bodies grew even weaker. The trembling worsened.
As for me, the sudden surge of power was too much. My consciousness slipped away, and I collapsed on my cradle, completely spent.
The black-robed men remained frozen, their bodies trembling as an inexplicable terror gripped them. Their minds and pounding hearts felt tightly strung, paralyzed by a fear so deep it drained all their strength.
Finally, their trembling soon legs gave out.
They fell heavily onto the wooden floor trembling non stop, as they landed hard on their backsides with a loud, echoing thud.(previous chapter)
As we were on our way back to the house—Elina, Ada, and I—we suddenly heard a cry. A high-pitched cry.
