Chapter 29: Echoes of the Past

Alec found himself back in the ruins of his childhood village. The flames that had once consumed his home danced menacingly around him, casting haunting shadows on the cobblestone pathways. He could hear the distant cries and pleas of his people, the memories all too vivid.

A voice, dripping with malevolence, whispered from behind, "Remember this day, Alec?"

He spun around to see a figure, not the Echo but someone else from his past. "Eldren," he growled, recognizing the traitor who had led invaders to their village.

Eldren smirked, "Ah, the young prince, still clinging to old grudges?"

Alec, his voice shaking with fury, retorted, "You betrayed us, betrayed our people."

Eldren laughed, "And look where it got me. Power, wealth, and a kingdom of my own."

As Alec faced off against his old adversary, Sasha found herself in a very different place – the woods where she had first transformed, where she had lost control and accidentally hurt an innocent. The memory was a constant weight on he