Chapter 78: Chapter 78: The Escape

The faint light of dawn guided Sophia, Ethan, and Zoe as they pressed forward, each step taking them closer to an uncertain but hopeful future. The passageway they followed was narrow and uneven, the walls closing in around them like the jaws of a great beast. Every sound—their footsteps, the distant echoes—felt amplified in the silence, a constant reminder that danger was still close at hand.

Sophia led the way, her eyes scanning the dimly lit path ahead. She could feel the weight of responsibility on her shoulders, each decision carrying the potential for both salvation and disaster. But she couldn't afford to falter now. They had come too far, fought too hard. They had to make it out.