Around the same time where Lila was being chased at by the Celestials, Hybrids and even Endless henchmen.
The crimson-hued morning sun could barely pierce through the dense mana fog that clung to the twisting walls of the Vein Crossing. With each step, Kaelen and his group navigated the ethereal maze carved into the very essence of the sleeping Eternal. The ground shimmered faintly underfoot—pulsing with strange symbols that glowed and shifted like a living thing. Time bent unnaturally here. One heartbeat felt like an hour, and an hour passed like a blink.
Guinevere's hair was damp with sweat as she leaned against the obsidian wall, her hand leaving behind a faint glow of fire mana to mark their trail. Ethan muttered under his breath, eyes darting from sigil to sigil, trying to make sense of the passage they were trapped in.
"This place... it's alive," Eirana whispered, her Qi senses heightened, eyes narrowed. "The maze changes when we breathe too loudly."
