In Front Of A Black Door

Erend continue walking forward and descent carefully as he navigated the shifting black sands. His eyes stayed fixed on the colossal skeleton below. His instincts screamed that Eccar was near, somewhere amidst this unsettling scene, and the thought pushed him onward.

Meanwhile, deep within the shadow of the skeletal remains, Eccar found himself in a vastly different situation. The six figures surrounding him dragged him through the sand toward a dark looming structure embedded beneath the Dragon's skeleton.

For Eccar, the proximity to the skeleton was unnerving. The air around it shimmered faintly and a barely perceptible pulse of energy brushing against his skin. The sensation wasn't painful but it wasn't pleasant either. It made him feel exposed as if the skeleton were more than a husk—it was watching and alive in ways he couldn't understand.