The abyss stretched infinitely before Ava, its tendrils of darkness twisting and writhing like a living entity, eager to consume her whole. The air was heavy, suffocating with the weight of all that had been, of all she had betrayed, and the echo of every mistake she could never undo. She stood motionless, heart pounding, staring into the depths, where the malevolent sorceress smirked from the shadows, a smile that chilled Ava to her very core.
"You can feel it, can't you?" the sorceress's voice slithered through the dark, silkily smooth yet laced with venom. "It calls to you. Power. It's yours for the taking."
