The hill is beginning to slope downward, and a part of you prepares for the inevitable fall.

Growing old sure does suck, ay?

What I'm going to do/have done! (Section)

I've been thinking about the story a lot, especially the final battle in it because I'm a battle nerd lol.

Also, it's like 10000 Degrees here, like bruuh the pain!

(Also for anyone who read the previous chapter before the edit...I might've confused Rachel and Susan's names...umh, whoops? lol.)

Things I wrote just for you (And the others here as well!...Section.)

For Cafir, today is a special night.

A man and a woman meet underneath the tree's shadows. The man tells stories, and the woman listens with an eagerness she'd thought she'd lost.

They both begin to gain the courage and foolishness to head out into the forest.

This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.

A daughter, a demon, and a father drive to school for a meeting with a teacher.

The father wants to ask questions, but he's afraid that they'll only upset him.

The daughter's mind wanders between the boy's tearful face, her father's worried and poorly hidden glares, and the thought of how many detentions she'd get from this mess.

The demon was laughing.

And not too far ahead a much fancier car drove the teacher and her only child to school.

That child sits in the backseat with three seat belts in case of a crash, the mother does not say a word to him.

Her eyes are solely on the road, and her mind is on what the girl had told to her boy.

Her palms were tight on the steering wheel.

All the while an agent stepped out of a tree's shadow, examining the roots that pumped like a heart.

The flowers around it were wilting.

The agent bit her finger, letting a few droplets of blood fall onto the root. Then she looked at the forest, only a couple buildings away now.

Taking a deep breath, she entered the tree's shadow.

All the while a demon beyond it all watches from the cracks of its seal. A single finger patting the head of one of its many offspring.

The offspring smiles, as its roots spread farther and farther.

Touching the nightmares of all of Cafir's people,

and bringing them to reality.

The final section! (Section.)

The root of all evil is rooted in...umh...END CHAPTER!