CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED FIVE - BIG BETRAYALS

Terror choked Karina's breath. The woman standing before her, radiating an aura of power Karina could barely comprehend, was no longer the gentle Nancy she knew. This woman, clad in black armor and wielding a silver sword, was a chilling stranger. As the hunters shifted nervously under Nancy's gaze, a cold calculation dawned on Karina. This wasn't a random raid by rogue hunters; Nancy was somehow working with them, manipulating them for an unknown purpose. Panic threatened to consume her, but a primal instinct for survival surged to the forefront. She couldn't fight, not against a room full of armed men and whatever dark magic Nancy possessed. But perhaps, just perhaps, she could escape. Her gaze darted around the room, searching for an escape route. The windows were impossibly high, and the heavy oak doors were guarded by two hulking hunters. But a glint of silver caught her eye – a forgotten serving tray on a nearby side table. With a silent prayer and a surge of adrenaline, Kar