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Chapter Eighty-One

Author: Wills Onose
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The void lingered before them, an unending, dark field that appeared to eat up the light exuding from Ethan. Clara's heart beats in her chest as the pull of the abyss escalates, dragging them closer to its dull grasp. She held Ethan's hand firmly, denying to let go no matter what happened, as the drive undermined to tear apart.

“Ethan!” she yelled over the stunning thunder of the collapsing abyss. “We have to fight it! We can’t let it take us!”

Ethan's eyes were shining with a furious, golden light, but Clara could see the strain in his expression. The power coursing through him was monstrous, but it appeared to falter within the face of the abyss's persistent drag. He turned to Clara, his voice filled with boldness.

“We're not going down without a fight,” he answered, his grasp fixing on her hand. “But we've got to go more profound. This is the only viable way to end it.”

Clara's breath caught in her throat as she realized what he implied. They couldn't escape the abyss, not yet. The
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