(Nisha)
The void shimmered. It twisted, and the world itself seemed to hold its breath.
Then... The place shattered.
A black pool swirled, darker than anything that belonged to this world.
Cameron was next to me in an instant, holding me up. Despite what I saw, I found comfort in his strong embrace.
The entire world held its breath.
The things on the other side were not human. They peered up at us from the black, glassy mirror. Faces seemed to bob in and out of view made of mist, bark, shadow.
It was power not meant to be seen by mortals, and I was both captured and frightened by it.
They spoke at once, "Sister." The word rattled through me, called to me in a strange, familiar way. Their voices were ancient but new. The beginning and the end and the middle.
I wondered how muc
