The Battlefield Beyond Reality
Ethan stood at the edge of existence, where the laws of the universe unraveled like frayed threads. The air shimmered with a heatless glow, vibrating with a dissonance that clawed at his senses. Before him, the Rift's master loomed—an entity beyond mortal comprehension. It did not have a single form. It was all things that should not be.
One moment, it was a towering god wreathed in celestial fire. The next, a beast with eyes like dying stars. Then, it became nothing—a shadow that devoured light, a void that whispered of oblivion.
Behind him, Kael stood frozen, his silver blade half-drawn, caught between fear and resolve. Orion and Mia remained firm, their figures sharp against the fractured horizon, but an invisible force held them back. Their shouts were swallowed by the storm.
This fight was Ethan's alone.
The Rift's master did not lunge. It did not strike first.
It rewrote reality.