The forest seemed to exhale as the group emerged from the ravine, their breaths ragged but their resolve intact. The remnants of their battle weighed heavily in the air—ashes scattered across the ground, the faint hum of Abyssal energy dissipating into the ether. Yet the silence that followed was anything but reassuring.
Kaelith spoke up first, her voice firm but with a tinge of urgency. "We've stalled them for now, but this isn't going to keep the Abyss back. If anything, it's going to strike back twice as hard."
Ryu rubbed Voidfang clean with a cloth, his motions crisp. "Then we run. We can't give them a moment to rebuild.
Aris shook her head as she adjusted her quiver, her expression conflicted. "Faster is good, but we're stretched thin already. Another fight like that, and we'll barely crawl back to Solhaven, let alone tackle the next obelisk."
