The darkness that swallowed Elias felt endless, a cold, unyielding void that stretched far beyond the limits of his understanding. For a moment, there was no light, no sound—only an overwhelming silence, a vast, empty space where time itself seemed to vanish.Then, slowly, there was a stirring—an inkling of awareness. Elias’s consciousness began to flicker back to life, like the faintest glimmer of a star in the night sky. He felt himself drifting, as though floating in the void, weightless and untethered from reality. His body, his mind, everything was suspended between worlds.*Am I alive?*The thought echoed in his mind, but it was not his own. It was the echo of the Heartstone itself, an ancient, eternal presence that had become a part of him. He could feel it—its power, its pulse, still resonating within him. But it was distant now, as though it had been pulled away by forces beyond his control.As Elias tried to reach out, to grasp hold of that connection, a surge of energy stru
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