As the Nexus shimmered around them, its golden glow softening into twilight hues, Zahra and Kael found themselves momentarily alone in a vast, open expanse—a place untouched by the weight of trials or shadows. The air here was different, charged with a hum that seemed to pulse with life, an energy unlike anything they had ever felt before.
Zahra looked around, her heart still racing from the trial they had just endured. The weight of the Keeper’s words lingered in her mind, but here, in this strange place, she felt a sense of calm, as though the world was holding its breath.
Kael stood beside her, his gaze scanning the horizon, his presence a steadying force. "This place... it’s not like the others, is it?"
Zahra nodded, unsure of what to make of it. "It feels... peaceful. Almost like w
