Chapter 16: Descent into Darkness

The night of the Ascension has arrived.

In a shadow-filled forest lit by fire and ritual, Mark comes face to face with the moment he’s been dreading—Rachel, bound at the altar, ready to be sacrificed. The cult’s plan is no longer hidden. It’s happening. And there may be no way to stop it.

As Caleb tightens his psychological grip, breaking Mark down with brutal truths and calculated taunts, Victor delivers a final warning: the plan has failed. The cult already knows. Every move has been anticipated.

It’s not a rescue mission anymore.

It’s a trap.

But in the face of overwhelming darkness, something unexpected ignites within Mark—not hope… but fury. A last, desperate spark that refuses to be extinguished.

This chapter is the calm before the inevitable storm—the moment where fear, loss, and rage collide, and Mark makes one final decision:

If he’s going down… he’s not going quietly.

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