The warm glow of satisfaction still lingered in the air as Pyris tucked Alera into bed, her body softly resting against the sheets after hours of intense passion.
Her breathing was slow, steady, and rhythmic with exhaustion. Pyris stood at the edge of the bed, his eyes gleaming in the dim light as he scanned through the notifications that flashed before his eyes.
He smirked, a sense of power building inside him.
[Ding! Received new ability from Alera... Live Shadows!] The system's voice echoed in his mind.
"Live Shadows," Pyris repeated, feeling the new ability surging under his skin. He raised his hand slightly, and the shadows in the room began to shift, writhing and stretching across the floor like living entities.
They responded to his every thought, pulsing with dark energy.
