(Malik)
A cold dread settled deep within me, gnawing at my insides like a ravenous beast. It wasn’t just a flicker of unease; it was an instinct - something primal that screamed at me that something was terribly wrong. I could feel it in my bones, in the very core of my being, an unshakable certainty that dark shadows were cast over the place where Juriel was. My heart hammered in my chest, but it wasn’t fear alone - no, it was something darker, something more visceral, more urgent. My soul was warning me, warning me that time was slipping away, that I had to move now, faster than ever before.
I clenched my fists, feeling the tension coil in my muscles. My senses sharpened instinctively, as if I had turned a dial up to maximum. Every sound became sharper, every scent more pungent. I coul
