The Origin Realm was dying.
The floor beneath Aurelia and Kane cracked into spiraling fractures that glowed like molten lightning. Chunks of the platform drifted upward into the spinning void, dissolving into dust. The air vibrated with a sickening frequency, like the realm itself was screaming.
Aurelia held Kane tight against her chest, his arms wrapped around her shoulders as he struggled to stay conscious.
“Ria…” he whispered hoarsely. “This whole place it’s collapsing.”
She swallowed hard, tightening her grip. “Then we’re leaving.”
“How?” he asked, voice strained, eyes blinking through dizziness. “This isn’t… a world. There’s no door, no end, no sky just… emptiness.”
“Then I’ll make a door.”
Kane blinked at her as if trying to understand her words through the chaos. “Aurelia… wh
