The air in the chamber was thick with anticipation as Elara, Morgana, and Kade stood in silence. The darkness that had swallowed the figure seemed to linger in the atmosphere, like a shadow that refused to fade. The echoes of its laugh were still resonating in their minds, each reverberation a reminder of the enormous threat they now faced.
"We can't waste any time," Elara said, her voice steady but urgent. "We need to track him down before he sets his plan in motion."
Kade nodded, his jaw clenched in determination. "Whatever this being is, we can't let him succeed. If he really is behind the rift, then everything we've fought for... it'll all be for nothing."