They spent the next hour planning as they rode toward the ruins. The landscape grew more desolate with each mile. Nothing lived here. Not plants, not animals, not even insects. Just dead earth and oppressive silence.
"Something's wrong," Valeria said suddenly, pulling her horse to a stop. "The void energy here is too concentrated. Too focused."
"What does that mean?" Elaria asked.
"It means someone has been deliberately channeling void magic into this area. Saturating it. Creating an environment where void entities can manifest easily." Valeria's face paled. "This isn't just a stronghold. It's a gateway. They're preparing to tear open reality itself."
"Then we're running out of time faster than we thought." Draven urged his horse forward. "We need to reach Saphira before they use her f
