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Chapter Eighty

Author: Wills Onose
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Clara's shout reverberated through the obscurity as she and Ethan plunged into the abyss underneath. The ground disintegrated underneath them, and the cold, shadowy abyss gulped them entirely. Her hold fixed around Ethan's limp body, denying to let go, as the world around them broke up into chaos.

The plunge appeared perpetual. They were falling through a tunnel of darkness, with the dividers surging past them quickly to see. Clara felt the air developing colder, the weight expanding as they sank more profoundly into the abyss. It was as though they were being pulled into the very heart of the abyss itself, where no light could ever reach.

At long last, after what felt like forever, they hit strong ground. The effect was jostling, thumping the wind out of Clara and sending her rolling over the unpleasant, uneven surface. She wheezed for breath, her chest hurling as she battled to get her bearings.

Ethan lay close to her, still oblivious. His face was pale, and the faint shine that had
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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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