Xavier’s heart raced as he led Aji deeper into the tunnels beneath Eldoria Tower. He had walked this path before, but tonight, with the weight of the prophecy hanging over him and the presence of a dark elf beside him, everything felt different—charged. His mind kept replaying Aji’s words, “The world needs you.”
He wasn’t sure what unsettled him more. Is it the fact that he was tied to the prophecy or that his future, according to the vision, was filled with destruction? The faint glow of enchanted crystals lining the walls did little to calm him.
“You okay?” Aji’s voice, though soft, pulled Xavier from his thoughts. His violet eyes glinted like shards of moonlight in the dimness.
“Yeah,” Xavier replied, though his voice sounded far from convincing even to his own ears. “Just... thinkin
