A deep, mocking laugh echoed all around Alex, seeping into his very bones like a cruel whisper from the abyss.
"Coming in contact with my clone was your worst mistake, child," the Hatred Demon sneered, its voice distorted, distant, as if it was reaching him from somewhere far beyond reality.
Alex's vision blurred, his head spun, and a terrible weight pressed against his entire being, dragging him downward into something unknown.
It was suffocating.
He could barely hear anything except the fading echoes of that sinister laughter.
But then...
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion shook his entire existence, and in an instant, everything changed.
His instincts flared, warning him of something beyond comprehension.
Without thinking, Alex shut his eyes, clenched his fists, and blocked out all sound.
The force of whatever had just happened was so overwhelming that his entire body screamed at him not to look, not to hear, not yet.