C7 Chapter Seven: The Half–Born

The forest blurred around him, every branch and shadow streaking past like the tail of a comet. Ethan moved faster than any natural creature, the wind screaming against his skin as he vaulted over moss-covered logs and ducked under ancient limbs. The night pulsed with energy — thick, electric. His ears rang. His blood burned.

Whatever had awakened was stirring the primal world into chaos