Absence and Presence
Jake's POV
The shadow touches my arm.
I'm waiting for it. The draining. The emptiness I've watched kill eighteen people in the last five minutes. My breath catches.
Nothing happens.
The shadow jerks back like I burned it. Like touching me hurts worse than anything it's ever felt.
"They fear you," Ma...
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Chapters
1. The Betrayal
2. Wake Up Call
3. Tearing Up the Past
4. Finding an Ally
5. The Deal
6. Escape from the Trap
7. The Mysterious Savior
8. Revelations in the Dark
9. The Bigger Conspiracy
10. Magic Unleashed
11. The Guardian's Warning
12. Running from Shadows
13. Family Secrets
14. The Impossible Choice
15. The Third Path
16. United We Stand
17. The Shadow King Rises
18. Love vs. Manipulation
19. Faith in the Darkness
20. The Power of Choice
21. The Binding Ritual
22. Forgotten Love
23. Rebuilding Love
24. Human Hearts
25. The Third Choice
26. The Origin of Christmas Magic
27. The Guardian's Burden
28. The Weight of Truth
29. An Unexpected Alliance
30. The Human Choice
31. The Enforcers Arrive
32. Healing the Enemy
33. The Spreading Sickness
34. Guardian Civil War
35. The Return of Marcus
36. Confronting the Past
37. The Guardian Matriarch
38. The Test of Faith
39. Community Defense
40. The Ultimate Test
41. The Price of Power
42. Faith and Healing
43. The Regional Response
44. The Final Battle
45. The New Beginning
46. Marked
47. Hunger
48. The Freezer
49. Child's Touch
50. The Truth
51. Impossible Cure
52. The Unforgiving
53. War Declaration
54. Relapse
55. The Choice
56. New Threat
57. Absence and Presence
58. Impossible Choice
59. Bloodline
60. Accelerated Corruption
61. The Faithful
62. False Prophets
63. True Believer
64. The Portal
65. Seven Days
66. Test One - Connection
67. Test Two - Sacrifice
68. Twelve Hours
69. The Vision
70. The Divided World
71. The Forgotten Option
72. The Impossible Choice
73. The Erasure
74. The World Without Maya
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