A gush of shadows jumped out of the box, swallowing Dahlia. She felt like a block of ice had just hit and drenched her, before washing over her. She was completely disoriented, with no concept of space or time, like floating in a void. It took her a second to even remember to breathe. Had Athena tricked them? Had she released something horrible on her friends and herself?
Slowly, she managed to calm down and compose herself to analyze her surroundings. Unlike she'd originally thought, she wasn't in the dark. As soon as her eyes adjusted, she was able to realize she was floating in the familiar darkness of her shadows. It took her a while to recognize it, because there were so many souls roaming around. It was like being in a sea of shadows, floating all around, beneath, and above her. Bu
