Max slammed his fist against the barrier, the impact ringing through the chamber. His voice cracked with a mix of fury and despair. "What is there to understand, damn it?!" His whole body shook as he shouted.
His hands pressed against the glowing surface, the infernal energy around him writhing violently like it wanted to break free. Tears welled up in his bloodshot eyes and spilled down his cheeks. "Everyone I grew up with—the people I respected, the ones who helped me when I was nothing, the ones who stood by me—they were all in Valora Continent. And now they're gone. Slaughtered. Burned out of existence!"
His voice broke. The anger in his tone twisted into pain, raw and unbearable. "And you want me to just act like nothing happened? To sit here, locked away, while their killers laugh and mock us?"
