The wind at the cliff's edge had changed, soft and calm, though a storm had once raged. Ava stood beside Leo, their hands interlocked. The Abyss that had once threatened to consume them now swirled below, quiet but not entirely gone. Its power, once overwhelming, had shifted into something neither of them fully understood but would soon have to confront. Ava's heart beat in sync with the silence of the moment, her pulse no longer echoing the darkness inside her, yet something remained unresolved.
"I feel it," Ava whispered, glancing down at the peaceful chasm that had haunted their every step. "It's not over."
Leo's grip on her hand tightened, his presence both grounding and reassuring, yet the weight of their next steps loomed. "We've tamed it, but its presence lingers." His voice was steady, but there was no denying the undercurrent of worry. "What if it's waiting?"
