ʕ•̫•ʔ---The Nightmare Devourer

The world around us felt like it had shrunk, the weight of everything pressing in tighter.

Every step forward felt like I was sinking deeper into something I wasn't sure I could escape from. Worse, I wasn't even sure if I wanted to.

"You really think this is all connected, don't you?" My voice came out tighter than I meant.

Agnos didn't answer right away.

Instead, he studied the ground ahead, his golden eyes narrowing in thought.

"It has to be. Every sign points to it. Whoever tried to take that sixth fragment, whoever twisted the creator's will… They're not just after power. This is bigger than that."

My heart gave a painful thud.

I wanted to trust him. I wanted to believe this wasn't some insane, spiraling rabbit hole.

But the more he talked, the more it felt like we were marching toward something way out of our league. Something we couldn't control.