The screech reverberated through Amara’s very soul, rattling her bones with its otherworldly intensity. She had only a split second to react before the ground beneath her cracked wide open, swallowing everything in its path. Her heart raced, pumping adrenaline into her veins as she stumbled backward, her eyes wide with terror. The figure—no, the creature—that had once only loomed ominously was now fully unleashed, its presence suffocating the very air around her.
The rift behind it was no longer a mere tear in the fabric of reality. It was a living, breathing void, pulsating with a dark energy that seemed to stretch far beyond the physical realm. The darkness from within surged forward, filling the space around Amara like a flood, drowning the light, drowning her thoughts.
She could feel
