Whispers in the Shadows: The Burden of Truth (Chapter - 09)
Alex sat in silence, his eyes locked on the faded pages of the journal. The ancient script told the tale of a witch named Elizabeth, who had once cast a dark shadow over the town. Each line he read sent a shiver down his spine—rituals, sacrifices, and a cursed ring that bound souls to an unimaginable fate. He turned the pages slowly, his breath hitching as he read the description of a young woman. The woman was said to have been chosen by Elizabeth for a dark ritual, one meant to summon a powerful demon, Belial. The ritual had been designed to make the woman an eternal servant of the demon, but something had gone terribly wrong. The pages revealed that instead of binding her to the demon, the ritual had trapped the woman’s spirit in a limbo between life and death. Alex’s heart pounded as he realized the significance—this woman’s description bore an uncanny resemblance to Clara. As Alex continued reading, a horrifying realization began to dawn on him. Clara wasn’t just an innocent vict