C39 Chapter 39

On that cracked, parched ground stood five short, withered stubs, like half-melted candles.

They leaned every which way, their surfaces split with deep fissures. Two of them had even slumped over, as if they’d truly melted and collapsed.

It was the first time she’d ever seen what the inner realm of her core looked like—and it was like this?

She felt both curious and heartsick