Disguised as Boneclaw, Ethan walked alongside Hydrissa toward the ancient fortress, weaving through the dense, rotting tide of the Zombie Horde. Up ahead, a clearing opened up—etched into the ground were glowing runes, strange patterns twisting and intersecting like veins of light.
The moment Ethan laid eyes on it, he recognized it instantly. It was a Ritual Array—one he'd seen back on Earth. A portal that could connect this world to his own.
Once upon a time, Gorthas had known Nightbane.
He'd tricked Nightbane into gathering Radiant Crystals and carving out the same kind of Ritual Array. But when Nightbane tried to activate it, the ritual was sabotaged. Just as he began to emerge from the portal, Ethan had smashed him back through with the Star Map tablet...
Ethan hadn't expected that one day, he'd end up on the other side of that same Ritual Array. The irony wasn't lost on him—it stirred something deep, a strange mix of nostalgia and grim satisfaction.
