The sound faded but I couldn't stop thinking about it.
That crushing noise echoing through the realm. Whatever made it was still out there somewhere, still feeding on souls.
"Kaiden, we should go back," Gia said from the edge of the empty area.
I looked toward where the sound came from. Deeper into the Shadow Depths than I'd ever been. Past the corruption barriers, past the safe zones, into sections I'd been told were impossible to reach.
"I need to find it."
"You can't go that deep. The barriers will tear you apart."
"I have to try. I need to know what we're dealing with."
Gia appeared beside me, her face serious. "This is different from the Harvester or the Whisperer. You feel it too, right? This isn't like fighting Xarath's servants."
I felt it. That's what scared me most.
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