ASHLYNN POV.
As the world around me dissolved into a blinding white void. The air seemed to vibrate with an otherworldly energy, and I felt a strange, tingling sensation coursing through my veins. The book, still clutched in our hands, emitted an intense vibration and screamed a low-pitched noise, as if electrified by an invisible force. All I could do was stare at her across from me as her eyes were just as wide as mine in shock. I tried to call out to Athena, but I could not move. Alethea and I were paralyzed, unable to move or speak as the light enveloped us. The silence was deafening, punctuated only by the sound of our own ragged breathing. I felt my consciousness being pulled apart, stretched to its limits, and then... everything went still. Everything calmed, including the electric
