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It hurts.

Fuck.

Everything burns, then rots.

Obey and die.

The lich’s brain-worms gnaw. They try to make me move.

They try to make me explode.

Fuck, no.

Fireballing Azrid keeps me hanging on.

The lich takes friendly fire.

His guardians fall, slashed and burned.

I’m bleeding. Gasping.

The walls close in.

I keep fighting.

I have to kill them all.

Burn everything.

Burn myself.

End the curse.

End it all.

End everything.

Except forher.

CHAPTER57

REMY

Agony.

Ice.

Endless, empty darkness.

Finally.

THE END

CHAPTER58

IRIS

Tucking my flaming wings,I torpedo down the open shaft.

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