Chapter 97 – Silvergloom Waltz with Selenarae II

Then Selena spun on her heel, barely in time to deflect an incoming sword strike from one of the smaller knights. Sparks flew as metal clashed against metal, her spear twisting in a rapid counter. She danced between the hollow soldiers, her movements fluid, every strike aimed at the weak points in their armour—joints, gaps, anything that could disable them, but it didn’t matter.

The silver threads pulled them back together, dragging broken pieces from the sand, reshaping them, forcing them to rise once more.

Selena’s grip on her spear tightened.

“You fight well, princess,” the voice cooed, laced with mockery. “For an insect caught in a web.”

Selena ignored it, slicing through another hollow enemy. Another shattered helm. Another severed limb. And yet—They always rose again. The voice continued, its presence thickening like a fog around her. “Your struggles are meaningless. My strands do not break, and it only strangles your hope.” A