Right before dark the portal had snapped shut after Flora and Helia, a lightning bolt had spiraled out and struck Caelestis.
Stella squealed as the girl went flying past her, slamming into the bookshelves.
"Caelestis!" she cried out, running to help her.
Out of nowhere, a deep, female voice began laughing hysterically around them. Suddenly, the voice of Moonless Night- they all remembered it- rang out around them.
"I bring upon your poor acquaintance, who was your only hope to find your dear friends, the Echo's Curse!"
More hysterical laughter, and then the voice stopped speaking.
They all...
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