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Chapter 26
Nueva tried to lift her head as a voice spoke to her in the distance. "Wake up, Nueva." The voice came in waves floating over her where she was lying face down in the dark.
Through the waves, Nueva could both hear and smell her friend's fear. Terrifying screams blended with snapping jaws and snarling monsters. Finally, she used all the strength she could muster and lifted her head. In front of her in the thick nothingness stood a massive wolf; its silky white fur glowed blue in the dense darkness."Eira?" she mumbled confusedly.
"Wake up, Nueva." The wolf spoke again. "You need to wake up."
"I can't," Nueva sniffled. I am not strong enough. Her eyes closed again, and her head felt like a magnet stuck to a metal sheet.
"Your friends need you. Now, wake up," The wolf growled, baring its sharp teeth.
Nueva searched within her deepest core, letting the energy of her supernatural beast flood her. Then finally, she forc
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