Unseen Forces

The air was heavy, the silence that followed their battle against Dorian oppressive and brittle, as if the world itself was afraid to breathe. The horizon shimmered with an ominous red hue, and the faint rumble grew louder, reverberating through the ground like a distant drumbeat.

Adira's fingers tightened around the hilt of her blade, her knuckles white. She exchanged glances with her companions. Each bore the scars of their fight, their faces pale but determined.

Rhea stepped forward, her hand pressed to her chest as if willing her strength to return. "That sound—it's not natural. Something is—"

Her words were cut off as the earth beneath them heaved violently. A deafening crack split the air, and the ground fractured, creating a jagged chasm that snaked through the battlefield. Everyone scrambled to steady themselves as the tremors intensified.