The landscape stretched out before them, vast and open, as if the world itself had been born anew. The once oppressive sky, now clear and free of the heavy, suffocating clouds that had plagued it, allowed the light to pour through. The dark wasteland was gone, replaced by fields of grass that swayed gently in the wind, the air crisp and fresh. It was a sight Elara had almost forgotten—peace, or at least the promise of it.
But even as they stood amidst this calm, Elara knew that peace was never permanent. Not in a world like theirs, where the forces of chaos and corruption were always just beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to strike.
"We did it," Kade said softly, almost as if he couldn't quite believe it.