"Who are you!?"
Those words reverberated through the hidden dimension with an overwhelming blend of rage, authority, and something akin to looming dread. To Vlad's ears, however, the angry undertone that dominated the voice was not the only emotion carried in that echo. He detected confusion and uncertainty beneath the fury. Though he felt the voice brimming with menace, it also seemed that this entity was struggling with a question it could not readily answer, just like a child who was trying to understand the world around him.
Before the Depravita of Wrath could respond, the voice sounded once more, this time sharper and tinged with hateful recognition, "I recognized you! You are our enemy, the one that has defeated us again and again!"
