SONG OF THE CHAPTER: “Snuff” by Slipknot

IVARA'S POV:

Neutral ground is what they call it but when I step into the stadium, all I feel is death clinging to the air like smoke.

Neutral ground, my foot. The air here could choke the dead.

The place is a graveyard of rotting bleachers and rusted steel. Concrete cracked under years of neglect. Graffiti crawls across the walls with wolves, skulls, and words so faded they’re ghosts. The echo of our boots bounces back at us, too loud, too ...