Chapter 14: The Fractured Veil


    Stan flipped through the yellowed pages, his gaze darting across the lines of the ancient text. A strange feeling stirred in his chest—a mix of fear and awe.


    — “A ritual… world domination?” — his voice trembled as he lifted his eyes.


    Leonel didn’t look away from the book.


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    — “Complete control over the world,” — he calmly confirmed.


    — “Is that even possible?” — Ethan interjected. He had been silently listening until now. There was no surprise in his voice—only focus.


    — “That’s what the book says,” — Leonel murmured, turning another page. — “We need to keep reading. There might be an explanation.”


    Stan clenched his fists. The unease wouldn’t leave him.


    Leonel already understood everything. He grasped the core of this mystery: if the worlds remained separate, one of them would perish. The only question was—which one?


    — “It says here…” — he began, but Ethan interrupted him.


    — “That there may be people who want to seize this power,” — he quietly finished the sentence.


    Leonel nodded.


    — “And if they get it, they’ll control both worlds.”


    Silence fell.


    — “Then,” — Stan spoke slowly, — “we need to be first.”


    Leonel closed the book.


    — “We need to be faster than the ones from


    the darkness,” — he confirmed.