It's an interesting idea that is let down by how disjointed the writing is, as if the author forgot facts just sentences later. For example, at one point, Dalia is pulling on someone else, dragging them to a door, screaming "run," and one paragraph later is described as "frozen." So is she moving or is she not?

Speaking of, Dalia is a paper-thin character with no preferences, fears, interests, or ideas, so when the "romance" happens, it comes out of literally nowhere.

The idea of the Archaic Ones and their magic is cool, but it's not explored very much, even though the entire world of this novella revolves around them. Cool idea let down by mid execution.