The ground trembled beneath Tyler’s feet as the rift flared, its violent pulse sending shockwaves through the air. The man standing before him remained unmoving, his gaze fixed, unwavering. It was as if time itself had momentarily stopped, and Tyler was trapped in that frozen instant, caught between what he had known and the terrifying unknown.
Tyler’s heart raced. The man’s outstretched hand seemed to glow with an otherworldly power, each inch of movement charged with a magnetic pull that made it feel impossible to resist. Tyler’s mind screamed for him to run, to fight, but his body refused to respond. He stood rooted to the spot, helpless and unwilling to look away from the figure before him.
“You’ve come so far, Tyler,” the man’s voice echoed, softer now, almost a whisper in the chaos
