"How is this possible?" Jack's voice quivered, barely a whisper. His fingers twitched involuntarily, as though bracing for an unseen blow.
Erebus chuckled, a low, rumbling sound that reverberated through the space around them. "I'm surprised you managed to subdue me. Well, I suppose Olion, that insufferable brat, was correct about you." He stepped closer, his movements slow and deliberate, his hands clasped behind his back.
The god's cloak fluttered, defying the stillness of the air. It seemed carved from the very essence of darkness, its edges shifting and curling like tendrils of smoke. Patterns of crimson and gold shimmered across the fabric, flickering like flames, alive and defiant.