THE ABYSS AWAKENS
The fall felt endless. Lykos and Aria plummeted through the darkness, silver light clinging desperately to them as the void stretched infinitely in every direction. The wind tore at their fur and clothes, their bodies buffeted by forces that seemed to come from every angle at once. The shadow creature followed, coiling through the void with terrifying grace, its amber eyes burning like molten fire.
Lykos gritted his teeth, wolf instincts flaring. “Hold on, Aria! Whatever’s down there… we survive—together!”
Aria’s hands gripped his tightly, silver aura blazing around them. “I won’t let go! Never… never!” she shouted. Her voice rang in his mind, sharp, fierce, unwavering. It steadied him, even as the void threatened to pull them apart.
The air around them thickened, the
