Chapter 130 - The Night Forest

Night Forest was a place unlike any other in Arizone. A place that carried a strange, untouchable magic in its bones, as though the very land whispered to itself in voices no one else could hear. Dylan had heard many tales about it, but being here was entirely different. The air buzzed with a kind of hidden energy, unseen but heavy enough to make the skin prickle. The soil underfoot shimmered faintly, for it was made of black crystal that glowed whenever their torchlight brushed against it. The trees themselves rose so tall and dark that Dylan could hardly see their peaks, their barks gleaming like polished obsidian.