Dominique's eyes widened in horror. "Even the children?" he asked, his voice filled with disgust.
Rachel's smile grew wider, her eyes glinting with malice. "Especially the children. So get your acts right. I'll send a portal if you make it to the broken statue five minutes from now. Remember, only one of you gets to walk out free."
With that, Rachel and her men vanished into thin air, leaving Duke disoriented and confused. He stumbled forward, unsure if he was the one who had been moved or if Rachel had simply disappeared. The world around him melted and distorted, like a painting in the rain.
As the chaos subsided, Duke found himself standing in a desolate, nightmarish landscape. The sun beat down on him, casting long shadows across the ground. He turned to see the others stumbling around him, equally disoriented.
