The Rift's Heart cracked with a thunderous roar, fissures spreading like veins across its jagged surface. Each split bled an otherworldly light that pulsed in rhythm with the battlefield's chaos. Dorian faltered, his gaze snapping to the Heart, his expression contorted with fury and desperation.
"No!" he bellowed, his voice reverberating through the air like an echoing storm. The ground trembled in response, his power lashing out uncontrollably.
Adira seized the moment. With a guttural cry, she swung her blade in a precise arc, aiming for the vulnerable gap in Dorian's guard. He twisted at the last second, her strike grazing his shoulder, but the impact sent him stumbling back.
"Rhea!" Adira shouted over the roar of crumbling stone and crackling energy. "It's working!"
