🎙️ Chapter 16: The Ultimatum

In Chapter 16, the tension within the Mithras cult reaches a boiling point.

The youth faction gathers around a roaring bonfire, mesmerized as their charismatic leader Caleb promises an unprecedented ceremony—one that demands loyalty… and sacrifice. Among the glowing faces, Lily tries to mask the growing dread she feels deep inside.

Later, in the shadows beyond the firelight, Caleb pulls Lily aside. What begins as flattery quickly turns dark—he informs her that to prove her loyalty and step into true leadership, she must offer a human sacrifice.

His chosen victim? Mia—Lily’s closest friend.

Lily is horrified. She pleads, resists, but Caleb makes it clear: this isn’t a request. It's a final ultimatum. She either complies… or becomes an enemy of Mithras.

As the night deepens and the fire burns low, Lily is left shaken, teetering on the edge of an impossible decision. She knows she can’t go through with it—but defying the cult could cost her everything.

The chapter closes with Lily standing alone in the darkness, knowing that the battle ahead won’t just be for Mia’s life...

—it will be for her own soul.

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