The Abyss

The Void.

It was the first thing Lian felt upon awakening.

There was no ground beneath his feet. No air to breathe. No light. Just nothing.

For a moment, he thought he was dead.

His body floated in the darkness, as if he were falling, but with no destination. He felt no pain, no cold, only the faint pressure of the surrounding void.

"Where am I?"

He tried to move, but there was nowhere to go.

That was when he felt it… something watching him.

At first, it was a distant sensation, but it quickly became suffocating. Something within the shadows was observing him, like predators stalking wounded prey.

His instincts screamed. This was not an empty space.

He was not alone.

Lian attempted to summon Oblivion, but his hand found only air. His sword was gone.

Panic began to rise inside him.

"Oblivion!" he shouted, but his voice was swallowed by the void, as if even sound could not exist there.