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**At the Abyss**
Linkir stared at the still-open portal, hesitating. She didn't want to enter. Her heart raced with conflicting thoughts, and besides, Void hadn't explicitly told her to follow him.
"Damn, leaving me here all alone," she muttered, frowning as her voice shook. She could already sense demons approaching the area. As a rank 1 demon, her heightened perception made it clear: there would be no escaping. If she tried to run, the demons would most certainly chase her.
"I'm screwed," Linkir said, stepping back slowly. Just as she gritted her teeth and prepared to step through the portal, the demons vanished.
"What... what just happened?" she asked, bewildered. Not just the demons but even the Aeron forces within kilometers had disappeared after looking up. Linkir was mere inches from the portal when her curiosity took over. She wanted to know what had caused the sudden shift.
