Tyler’s hands trembled as they reached toward the heart of the rift. He could feel the power surging around him, chaotic, wild, untamable. It was a force unlike anything he had ever encountered, a force that wasn’t just tearing through reality—it was rewriting it, bending the very fabric of existence. It was as though he were trying to grasp hold of a tempest, to hold the storm in his hands.
His fingers brushed against the rift’s energy once again, and for a moment, he felt a fleeting spark of connection. It was as if the rift was alive—conscious, sentient—and for the briefest of seconds, it recognized him. The sensation was electric, both thrilling and terrifying. His body hummed with raw power, his mind struggling to keep up with the flood of energy rushing through him. He had never fel
