Chapter 34: Into the Abyss
With a new sense of urgency, Arlen and his team set their course deeper into the heart of the rift. They had discovered traces of an ancient energy, unlike anything they had encountered before. It was an energy that resonated with Arlen's own power, a force that seemed to call to him.
"This is it," Caden said, his eyes glued to the scanner. "The energy signatures are growing stronger. We're heading into the core of it."
As the ship entered a new sector of the rift, the air inside seemed to thrum with raw power. Arlen could feel it reverberating through his bones, a strange pulse that matched the rhythm of his own heart.
"We're getting close," Seraphina said, her voice laced with a mixture of excitement and fear. "Whatever this is, it's bigger than anything we've faced before."
They navigated through the maze of dark space, the unknown energy growing stronger with every passing second. Suddenly, the ship jolted as something massive appeared on their radar.
"What the hell is that?" Caden gasped.
Arlen's eyes widened as he saw the massive structure ahead of them—a colossal, moving mass of dark energy, a ship unlike anything they had ever seen. It seemed to shift in and out of existence, its form constantly changing, as if it were a living entity itself.
"That's not a ship," Arlen said, his voice barely a whisper. "It's a fortress."
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