The Spiritual Battleground
***Arin's POV***
"Arin, fight it!" As Queen Althara's crystal drew my power away, I heard Elena's voice screaming in my head. However, I was powerless to resist it. I felt like I was sinking into darkness because the binding ritual was too powerful. Seeing the triplets disappear into the spirit world was my final thought. Then everything turned dark.
I was no longer in the world of twisted spirits when I opened my eyes. I was in a whole new place that felt both familiar and strange all at once.
"Arin!" Rowan, Jaxon, and Kael were running toward me when I turned around. Here, however, they appeared different. Like me, they were aglow with silver light.
"How are you here?" I asked when they got to me.
Rowan said, "We followed your consciousness when you got pulled into the binding ritual." "We've entered your mind."
