For a moment, it seemed like the entire Domain itself was holding its breath, the tension palpable as the fabric of this level bent and twisted.
Cruzer's heart pounded in sync with the ominous rhythm of the Abyssal Shardblade, its dark pulse feeding off the unstable energies.
He could feel the weight of the moment pressing on his chest, a suffocating sense of impending doom lingering in the air.
And then, with a deafening roar, the vortex collapsed.
A shockwave of energy erupted from the center, sending Cruzer and his companions stumbling backward.
The force hit them like a tidal wave, knocking the breath from their lungs and sending them skidding across the unstable ground. The earth itself trembled beneath them, violently shaking as the very foundation of this level of the Domain began to unravel.
The air filled with a cacophony of cracking stone and tearing magic, the unnatural sounds of reality being torn apart.
