Asher opened his eyes to an entirely unfamiliar location, his senses immediately flaring as he tried to absorb every detail of his surroundings. At first glance, it seemed like a hallway stretched endlessly before him.
But, unlike ordinary halls filled with the traces of life, this one was utterly void of presence or decoration. There was no flicker of light, no echo of footsteps, no signs of human passage. It was simply... empty.
The silence was so profound that it bordered on suffocating. His every breath seemed amplified, and even the soft thrum of his heartbeat resonated within his chest like a drum. For a moment, he thought the place was a mirage or an illusion designed to disorient him. Still, he kept his composure, his body language calm, even indifferent.
