Jude's stomach twisted at the implication. "You're saying it can be killed?"
Another pause. "Not in the way you understand."
Jude exhaled sharply through his nose. He had fought monsters before, had battled foes who seemed invincible. But there had always been a way. A weakness, a flaw to exploit.
This was different.
Lyara crossed her arms. "If it can't be killed, then what are we supposed to do?"
The figure's silver eyes flickered with something unreadable. "You will need to seal it away again. But to do that, you will need the key."
Jude's brows furrowed. "What key?"
The answer was quiet, almost a whisper. "Me."
A cold silence filled the air.
Jude's mind raced. The implications of that single word sent a chill down his spine.
"You're saying… you're the key to sealing it away?" Lyara asked, suspicion lacing her voice.
