Chapter 86. Denver

“Do you also fear the darkness?” I finally commented, observing the shadows closing in around us.

“I AM A SPAWN OF DARKNESS, WHY SHOULD I FEAR IT?” the beast roared.

“Because you've tasted freedom and now shrink from your former home!” I impatiently retorted, struggling to dodge the creatures that came to haunt us.

“HARVEY!” Sophie's voice grew more desperate, and I raised my head, the guiding light fading rapidly. The beast seized me with its jaws, forcing me to run at breakneck speed. However, the darkness seemed endless and unyielding. A bright light emerged in front of me, revealing a silhouette.

“Take my hand, Harvey!” Agatha smiled, her beauty unchanged as it was in life.

“Agatha?” I growled, assuming my human form, while the beast retreated within me.

“Quick, I don't have much time... The darkness keeps calling us, they're hungry!” She pointed, and I looked back.

A swarm of creatures approached, eager for her magic and anxious to cons