The sanctuary felt different now.
Elias stood at the center of the chamber, his arms hanging loosely at his sides, his eyes fixed on the Primordial Light. The crystal pulsed with its gentle rhythm, casting warm patterns across the walls. Everything looked the same. But everything felt different.
The shadow was gone.
Not destroyed. Not defeated. Simply... separate. It existed now as its own being, a partner in the balance rather than a part of him. Elias could still feel its presence, a warm thread connecting them across distance. But it was no longer inside him.
The emptiness was strange.
For so long, the shadow had been a constant companion, a voice in his mind, a warmth in his chest. Now there was silence. Quiet. A stillness that felt almost suffocating.
You are adjusting, the shad
