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Dabi nodded, determination hardening in his gaze. "Then we'll face them together."
Selene extended her hand. "Then let us begin."
With their new ally and another fragment in hand, Dabi and Loira stepped back through the portal, ready to face the next stage of their journey.
The shadows of the Harbinger and the Ancient Ones loomed ever larger, but so too did their resolve to fight for a brighter future.
The portal spat them out onto uneven terrain, its energy crackling briefly before vanishing into nothingness.
Dabi landed on his feet, but the ground beneath him was strange— shifting and brittle, as if it couldn't decide whether it wanted to be solid or liquid.
Loira stumbled slightly, her staff glowing faintly to stabilize herself. Selene followed behind them, her ethereal armor gleaming even in the dull, fragmented light of the realm.
