Shadow Gate

“The Shadow Gate is the veil’s keystone,” he said. “If the Nythrall are going to make their move, it’ll be there. Chapter 7: The Shadow Gate The road to the Shadow Gate was silent, the forest growing denser and darker as Evan, Stefan, and Lira ventured deeper into the heart of the veil’s influence. The Shadow Gate stood at the center of the clearing, a massive stone archway carved with intricate runes that glowed faintly in the moonlight. Its surface shimmered with an unnatural energy, like ripples on a still pond disturbed by an unseen force. The Shadow Gate pulsed with a faint, rhythmic energy, the runes etched into its ancient stone glowing dimly as the Blood Moon loomed overhead. Evan stood before the towering arch, his hand clenched tightly around the talisman that had protected him for so long. The road to the Shadow Gate was silent, the forest growing denser and darker as Evan, Stefan, and Lira ventured deeper into the heart of the veil’s influence. The crimson glow of the Blood Moon pierced the canopy in fractured beams, casting strange, shifting shadows on the frost-covered ground.