The portal trembled as everything happened around it. The pulsing portal shuddered like a living wound trying to close under the immense pressure that was ongoing.
Abyssal energy bled from its edges in jagged arcs, distorting the surrounding space, warping mana into unstable spirals.
And standing before it was Albedo, and his presence alone was enough to disrupt the balance. Golden eyes, now laced with faint violet, locked onto the unstable gateway as his mana surged violently beneath the surface.
"…Still active."
That reconfirmed Albedo's assumption that they hadn't escaped yet with Mera, and that was good, he'd still be able to save her.
His grip on Havoc & Ruin tightened slightly, and then, he stepped forward into the Abyssal Corridor.
The moment his foot crossed the threshold, reality twisted all around him, the world becoming inverted.
