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Chapter 156 - The Barrier pt.1

The Apple Kingdom was nothing more than bones and silence now. Charred beams clawed at the sky, the scent of ash still lingering though years had passed since its fall. Once-lush orchards lay in decay, twisted trunks withered beneath an unnatural frost.

Jasper stood at the edge of the ruins, his violet eyes narrowing as the air shimmered faintly before him. His hand hovered just short of touching the unseen wall. A hum vibrated beneath his palm, the thrum of forbidden magic.

He tilted his head, a low hum slipping past his lips. "It seems like Chantelle put up a barrier…"

The wind shifted. A faint shimmer of light swirled into being beside him, forming the translucent outline of a woman. Lori, the wandering spirit, hovered with her hair drifting like water, her voice soft and hollow. "It seems so… Darkness stirs here, Jasper. Chatan couldn't even come close to it without falling ill. The barrier rejects life itself."

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