The rumble didn’t stop.
It grew.
Stronger. Deeper. Closer.
The abyss beneath the shattered chamber pulsed like a living heart, each vibration sending cracks further across the walls and ceiling. Dust fell in thick waves, the structure no longer able to hold itself together.
Kael’s grip tightened around Luna’s hand.
“This place is collapsing.”
Luna shook her head slowly, her eyes fixed on the darkness below.
“No…” her voice was low. “…it’s opening.”
Silence.
Then—
They heard it.
Not one sound.
Many.
Dozens.
Hundreds.
A chorus of low, distorted growls rising from beneath the earth like something ancient calling out all at once.
Kael’s expression darkened instantly.
“…that’s not just one creature.”
Luna’s chest tightened.
“I know.”
The massive beast behind them shifted sli
