Chapter 11 A Dangerous Game

The silence in the aftermath of the leader's explosion of power was deafening. The walls of the chamber, once firm, now seemed fragile, cracking under the weight of forces they had no business unleashing. The dust settled in thick clouds, the air heavy with the remnants of dark energy that still hummed in the space. Lila could barely catch her breath, the adrenaline still surging through her veins, pushing her into action even as her mind struggled to process everything that had happened. She wiped the dust from her face, her hands shaking. The leader—he had transformed, consumed by the very power they had all been fighting against. Lila didn't know what he had become, but it was clear that he was no longer just a man. The artifact had changed him, and now he was a vessel for something darker, something far more dangerous than she could even begin to comprehend.