Chapter 12: Unknown Cosmos

The air was thick with the tension of what had just transpired. Echo stood motionless, his body bathed in the fading remnants of the celestial light he had unleashed upon Khorath. The god had fallen, his form crumpled and flickering under the crushing force of Echo's power. It should have been over. Khorath should have been vanquished. Echo should have felt victorious, but there was an unsettling emptiness in his chest.

His breathing came in heavy, ragged gasps, each inhale and exhale fighting against the cosmic energy still thrumming through his veins. The Celestial Dominion, a power so vast, so overwhelming, had almost consumed him. The system was silent now, its notifications disappearing into the dark void that had once been his battlefield.

[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]

"Warning: Energy reserves depleted. Celestial force in flux. Immediate action required."