Sheila's point of view
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe witches' chants echoed within the walls of the cave, as we carried on with the ritual. I could feel the power of
the four phoenix stones mixing with the water. It was time to move on to the next phase of the ritual. Nikolai
nodded to one of the witches from his coven, and he stepped forward, bringing the dagger specifically for the ritual
to me.
I took it from him, holding its black handle. I started chanting in a foreign language, and the magical symbols on the
dagger began to glow. I strode to the crystalline waters that shone with the magic of the phoenix stones.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmVladimir was still in it, his deep golden eyes narrowed on me as I brought the sharp blade to his throat. I hesitated
briefly, as his unreadable gaze burned into mine. For the next phase of the ritual, the chosen vessel had to be dead
while we perform the resurgent ritual. The vessel's throat had to be slit with the black dagger, with the blood mixing
into the crystalline waters now holding the magic of the phoenix stones.