Corrosion by Adrienne Renick
Author:Adrienne Renick [Renick, Adrienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Locket Publishing
Published: 2023-08-18T04:00:00+00:00
15
DEPTHS
I donât think itâs possible to find the sanctuary again. With all the twists and turns of the jungle, it becomes a labyrinth. But this labyrinth has no dead endsâonly paths that span for an eternity.
Sunlight has broken over the ridges of the world, and exhaustion slows our every step. Alo and I scan the jungle with what little focus we have left, though it feels hopeless. Rok strays several times, and Alo has to signal for him to return to us.
âWhatâs gotten into him?â I scowl. âMaybe Ankori do get tired.â
Alo yawns and rubs her face. âWeâre close, though. I can feel it.â
âYou can?â I perk up, and Alo raises her brow.
âWe just have to keep moving.â
âBut you said you could feel it.â
âNot literally,â she says. âSometimes you have to lie to keep up morale.â
I give Alo a smile, but my stomach churns.
That echoing pull of the sanctuary haunts me like nothing else. Itâs a strong, instinctive sensation that crawls through my bones, and I want nothing more than to rip it away from myself. The memory is so visceral, I could easily believe we were near the sanctuary.
The feeling isnât real, I tell myself. But this whole thing makes me uneasyâAloâs not even from here, and now sheâs dragging me back to a place that scares me more than the farmâs tunnel beneath Aéha based on a hunch.
Alo watches me curiously, and it takes her stare for me to realize weâve settled beneath the haven of two massive trees. Their roots envelop us like giant arms, and I nestle against the base of one.
âYouâre acting weirder than normal,â Alo says. âIs something wrong?â
âThanks,â I sneer. âThe area near the sanctuary gives me a strange feeling. Not just the pool.â
Alo nods, taking mental notes. Her scrutinizing glares since we first met now make sense.
Right now, itâs getting on my nerves.
âI bet itâs the kor,â she says. âMy father theorized it had its own language.â
âSure.â
âBut Rok is clearly sentient.â Alo gestures to him. He stands at the edge of our resting spot, facing the forest. âHis life source is kor. And he understands us. Remember what I said?â
Aloâs probably correct, but I donât know what gives her the right to make all these assumptions. âThe vibrations.â I canât help but scoff.
She puts her hands on her hips. âI thought you would care more about this.â I sharpen my gaze, clenching my jaw as she continues. âIâm trying to teach you something that could save us.â
I get to my feet, towering over her as I seethe. âYou donât know anything about usâyou said it yourself a dozen times. This isnât your world, Alo. Stop acting like you know everything.â
She gawps at me, almost laughing as her dark eyes simmer. âAre you serious? What is your problem?â
I donât have time to answer before she heads deeper into the forest.
My head spins. âWhere are you going?â I shout after her.
âTo the sanctuary,â she shouts back. I follow the sound of her thrashing through the woods, and my anger begins to blur into regret.
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