The journey across the crimson plains was far from uneventful. Shadows danced along the periphery of his vision, fleeting shapes that disappeared when he turned to face them. The air grew colder with each step, and the faint hum of energy grew louder, an unsettling melody that made his skin crawl.
Suddenly, the ground trembled. A deep, guttural growl echoed across the plains, and Albrecht whirled to see a massive form rising from the earth. It was a creature unlike any he had encountered—an amalgamation of jagged stone and swirling void energy, its eyes burning with malevolent light.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: ENTITY IDENTIFIED – VOID HARBINGER. CLASSIFICATION: SSS-RANK ELITE.]
