The chamber was heavy with silence, the weight of history pressing upon those gathered. Duke Marcus Marveil's sharp gaze remained locked on the fading projection, his mind racing. The past had failed, and now the responsibility of averting another catastrophe rested on their shoulders.
"How do you propose to eliminate the core entity that sustains the rift?" the Duke finally asked, his voice betraying none of the turmoil within. "Even the monsters that emerged from the last breach were impervious to magic."
