When Korig raised his eyes to his companions though, they burned with rekindled flames of anticipation.
"We've crushed the first wave through skill and been reforged harder for it." His voice held notes of fateful resignation.
"Now, we see what answers and horrors the next layer down holds."
Without another word, he set off again down the shadowed tunnel, a general advancing to new conquests.
Ezra and Aurora quickly moved to follow.
The strange 'gift' had refreshed them, yet also left troubling questions swirling through their minds about the abyssal domain's true masters...
...
The trio pressed on in tense silence through the winding subterranean passages.
Despite the revitalizing gifts from their unknown benefactor, a lingering unease remained.
The horrors they had faced above were merely guardians, what truly unfathomable threats lurked in the shadowed depths ahead?
