Chapter 57 The Eye

The roar that burst from the abyss was not just sound. It was a force one that rippled through reality itself, warping the air, shattering glass in the buildings around them, and sending Alex and Mara stumbling backward. Alex clenched his jaw against the pain still lancing through his skull, his fingers digging into the hilt of his sword like a lifeline. The visions had faded, but the lingering weight of what he had seen clung to him like a curse.