In the abyss of darkness, beneath the earth, was where I found my true power.
Evangeline thought she was draining my essence, yet I could feel hers as well.
And more than that—I could feel all the witches she had devoured. Buried in that cemetery, beneath us. Like all matter, bones also carried energy, and those cried out for blood and vengeance.
They longed to drag her beneath the same soil where she had buried them.
Covered in dark earth, I rose from the surface like someone emerging from water.
Evangeline frowned at me, pupils dilated, hands glowing with my magic.
"What are you doing, girl? Give up."
"You think you’re stronger than me?" I murmured, my voice broken, dry, dirt spilling from the corners of my mouth.
She huffed in disbelief, as if amused by my question.
"I am stron
