Chapter 251 "But You Must Understand"

• The moment they stepped into the Abyss, the world as they knew it ceased to exist. The oppressive darkness swallowed them whole, and the air felt thick, almost suffocating. It was a place where the laws of reality seemed to bend and twist, creating an eerie and unnatural stillness that weighed heavily on their minds.
• Ariella’s every breath felt labored as she led the way, her hand instinctively resting on her dagger, even though she knew it would offer little protection against the forces at play here. She had heard whispers of the Abyss, but nothing could have prepared her for the suffocating presence that seemed to watch them from every corner of the forsaken fortress.
• Rylan, walking beside her, glanced around warily. “Stay close. The shadows here… they can change you. If you’re not careful, you’ll lose yourself to them.”