Celeste's POV
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One constant with using the Vein I've come to realise is how absolutely shattered I feel after. The Dark sigils. The magic outbursts—
—All of it brought me closer to a point of no return I could feel in my very soul. Tearing at me. Almost screaming to break free.
Tonight especially, it was far stronger than ever before. I felt my mind, thoughts and everything that made me who I am fading away like embers flaking off a burning tree. It was terrifying.
I was certain I'd lose myself and something else would take over. But that didn't happen.
And now I was left lying on my bed, wondering how long I had before it became an inevitability. Or at least, I thought I was lying on my bed…
"What…?" I blinked, placing a hand over my eyes when a sudden influx of light hit me.
I squinted hard, my vision coming back. Letting me take in my surroundings.
Glowing above me was a massive silver moon. Its rays fell around me like liquid, refracting off… a surface.
Wait.
