As the group battled against the followers of the Dark One, Alessia could feel their presence closing in around her, an oppressive weight that threatened to take hold of her mind. Their words coiled around her, a hissing undertone that promised power and control if only she'd yield.
Alessia felt herself sinking further and further into the darkness until suddenly, she heard a voice cutting through it all. It was familiar, yet distant, like an echo from another world. "Alessia!" it called out to her. "You have to keep fighting! You can do this!". As the voice spoke, she felt a vital spark ignite within her soul.
A faint, familiar voice called out from within the darkness surrounding her. It was Zagreus—his words echoing off the walls of her mind. She clung to them tightly as she fought against the engulfing shadows, drawing on what little strength she had left.
