Chapter 76

Yara grabbed Madison by the wrist and practically dragged her to the stone stele, pointing at the inscription with urgency. "Look closely, the rune was carved by an expert of the mystic arts thousands of years ago!" Madison glanced at the runes and calmly nodded. "I can break it." Yara was momentarily shocked into silence. Then, with a sharp, almost piercing wail that made everyone's ears ring, she cried out, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Madison responded with slight puzzlement, "You didn't ask." "You didn't think to mention it? I've been trapped in this cursed place for thousands of years! Thousands! The rune's power has only just begun to weaken enough for me to roam around this village. "Who knows how many more millennia it will take before it completely loses its hold on me! At first, people used to visit my grave and talk to me. But eventually, this place became desolate. "Those who died nearby were taken away by grim reapers. Only I..." Yara's voice cracked as she be