The curse of Black Hollow

weighed down by an exhaustion I couldnt place. Slowly, I blinked against the darkne

e wa

p quickly, my mind still foggy from whatever had just happened. The house felt differe

a hollow ache in my skull. The air around me felt thick, charged with something

ow-voices, low and murmuring in a language I didnt recognize. The light from earlie

. My flashlight had been lost somewhere in the chaos, and I was relying solely on the dim light

he whispering was coming from within. I hesitated before p

red tomes. In the center of the room, a large wooden table stood, its surface covered with ancient

lmost... human about him. The air around him shimmered with a strange energy, t

t, my voice barel

time, I saw something in his eyes th

y, his voice filled with

into the room, still unsure of what to

s voice hard now. Its him. Th

tightening in response. The demon,I repeated, my voice

open book lay. The pages were covered with strange

o the curse. Your bloodline is tied to this place, to its dark history. A

ting me harder than I expected. But I dont unde

s next words carefully. Its because of your ancestor-Vivian Hartfield.

of information. Vivian Hartfield,I muttered. Ive h

to give them power and wealth. But in return, she promised her descendants woul

apped, tied to this cursed legacy, and I had no idea

e is a ritual,he said, his voice grim. A way to sever the bond with Morvayn, but it

like a heavy fog. My throat tightene

ispered, though I already had a

. It could be you, Lena.

h to process, too much to take in all at once. But the realit

om Aiden to the door. The air was thick with tension, and something inside me

oid the sacrifice?I

The curse must be broken before it consumes you entirely. And the only

nto knots. What did she do?I deman

etrayed Morvayn. And now, the

nd me slammed shut with a violent cra

in the room grew heavier. The whispering had returned, louder, more insis

instant. The floor beneath me trembled, the walls groaning in protest

Aiden, but

ned, whispering my n

a...

he darknes

ing me into the abyss, and the last thing I hear