The mystery of Harper House

Mystery of

ystal hovering above the pedestal. Its soft, rhythmic pulse seemed

know how to fight a shadow beast? Because

ou're barely the

the group focused. "Let's figure

ly. "The robed dude said it would gui

raising an eyebrow. "Wha

fingers brushed its surface, the light inside it flared, and the soft

el said, st

ielding his eyes from th

azy, glowing map. Danny could see the forest they were standing in, its trees glowin

ething else-a dark, writhing mass that

hadow beast," Danny said,

ed. "Looks

s tighter. "It's so far away. H

know it's not gonna, like, e

the glowing lines connecting their location to the dark

, glowing symbols flickered like stars. "What abou

. "Checkpoint

ols. If this thing expects us to fight a monster,

ollow the path, hit the checkpoi

we're just winging it now? Gre

tter idea?" D

thing under his bre

eady moving toward the path

tated but event

therworldly light, and the air buzzed with an energy that made Danny's skin tingle. Every

cing over his shoulder, "or does

st you," Sar

said, her voice stead

nt. It was another pedestal, this one smaller than the one

t?" Sarah asked, eyei

ared to life, projecting an image into the air. It

Tommy said.

materialized on the pedestal. The knife's surface shimmer

range warmth radiating from the

t one knife. Against a shadow beas

tart," Ha

peared, showing the next chec

moving ",

g leaves became dim, and the whispers grew louder. The

g," Sarah said, h

said, gripping the g

t was empty. But then he saw them-shadows, moving along the edg

mmy trailed off,

sts," Hazel

ip on the knife. "Ther

arah asked, her vo

instinct, slashing with the glowing knife. The blade cut through the sha

ble to the light

ng through him. "Stay together

e glowing knife proved to be their saving grace, its light cutting through the

ommy yelled, swinging a broken bra

ext checkpoint!

red faintly above the path. The next

ws nipping at their heels. Danny slashed at anything

rb sat waiting on a pedestal. Hazel grabbed it, and

iming," To

e knife. Danny grabbed it and turned to face the shadows,

shield flared, driv

red of it!"

th. The group followed, cutting through the remainin

t, everythi

arah asked, her

map. The dark mass was still ther

ust the beg