In the Ashen Expanse.
The cavern swallowed them one by one.
Gray mist clung to their armor and skin like wet cobwebs as they slipped into the endless press of corrupted beasts.
Clara's sound magic spread across the floor in a shimmering hush, muting every scrape of boot leather and flutter of cloak.
From the ledge above, Raven's crimson eyes tracked each member of his team as if he were moving invisible pieces on a board.
Omni's voice hummed in his mind like a purring blade. "Boss… this is either the dumbest or most gangster thing we've ever done."
Raven's gaze never wavered. "Both can be true."
Below, the mission immediately began to degrade.
Jessy was first to break the illusion of grace.
She slid between the taloned legs of a towering bull-beast, narrowly avoiding a spiked tail that whipped past her head. When she straightened, she found herself eye-level with the creature's… rear.
Jessy squinted. "…That's either a tumor or an interdimensional tragedy."
