Devika looks at her hands. No stone. Only scales that shimmer like pearl. She smiles.
A single naag mani (serpent gem) floats above her heart, cracked down the middle.
Meanwhile, the blood moon rises in 13 days. Every night, Devika’s feet grow heavier, her skin flakes like limestone. She hides this from Aarav.
Devika looks at her hands. No stone. Only scales that shimmer like pearl. She smiles.
A single naag mani (serpent gem) floats above her heart, cracked down the middle.
Meanwhile, the blood moon rises in 13 days. Every night, Devika’s feet grow heavier, her skin flakes like limestone. She hides this from Aarav.
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