Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise
A fine line split across the stone, dust sifting down.
“Please tell me this place isn’t about to come down,” Riven muttered.
“It’s not collapse,” Seris said, her voice thin. “It’s… leaking.”
From the crack, a slow, black mist began to drift down. Not smoke — heavier, thicker, curling like liquid shadows. It slid along the floor toward the gate.
“Back,” Cael ordered.
The mist reached the molten frame — and sank into it. The light in the gate flared brighter, and then… widened.