Monica pov.
Before the ceremony officially began, Aunt Ella made a point of pulling me aside and instructed me, "Monica, remember, whatever happens later, don't interrupt the ceremony."
"What will happen?" I followed up with a puzzling question.
Aunt Ella hesitated for a moment and then said, "I don't know what will happen. It's just that this is a very energy-consuming ritual. Once it starts, it can't be terminated at will, or else we'll get an energy backlash."
"So, Monica, promise me. No matter what happens, don't terminate the ritual at will." Aunt Ella instructed again.
"Okay, I understand."
We chanted the incantation together.
The ceremony officially began.
As expected, the door of the secret room was opening a little.
Aunt indicated to me that we need to continue to increas
