The golden light of the Sanctuary was trembling with a quivering mass as the Archon of Judgment stood in its midst, shining bright and replete with a potent aura of divine wrath. Alex Mercer only had a nanosecond in which to perceive the full power of the entity's presence as his knees betrayed him. His very essence seemed to howl in revolt at the celestial force flooding the room.Helena tightened her grip on her sword, the holy glow flickering in the wake of the entity's arrival. "We need to move. Now."Lucifer, for once, wasn't smirking. His golden eyes flickered between caution and something that almost resembled fear. "Oh, this is going to be a problem."The Archon stepped forward, its voice like a celestial bell tolling a death knell. "You have disrupted the balance for the final time. The corruption of the abyss, the defilement of the Sanctuary this ends now.A pulse of light burst forth from its form, sending shockwaves through the crumbling chamber. The force sent Alex crashi

The blinding light of Lucifer's power swirled through the air, crackling with an intensity that seemed to distort reality itself. The abyss shrieked in agony, its form flickering between substance and shadow, as if it were caught in the throes of being torn apart by forces too immense to comprehend.And the golden energy flowed out from the obelisk, pulsing with the rhythm of a heartbeat, shaking through the trembling walls of the Sanctuary.And then in the wink of an eye, it was gone, just gone, and replaced with an eerie silence.Alex blinked rapidly, his vision still swimming with the aftereffects of the blinding explosion. His body ached with the remnants of his hellfire powers flickering weakly beneath his skin, but he could feel something else too: coldness, a heavy absence.His pulse quickened as he scanned the room, his eyes searching for the abyssal creature, but it was gone. The only sound was the faint crackling of the obelisk's fading light.Lucifer was the first to break

The world was a shiver away from destruction, trembling and breaking. Alex felt it its pulse was like a thing that could only make his bones feel the pounding so strongly they might break in it. Behind them, the wraith writhed like an angry living creature with tendrils of darkness reaching into the air as if it hungered for the pair and might drag them to it.Helena's sword flashed brighter now as she grasped it with tightened fingers. End.They were doing this together. No turning back now."Do it," Alex said, his voice low and rough.Helena's eyes met his, though they shone with a set purpose and even a touch of misery. She nodded once, as if she could convince herself that this was the only option open to her.Without another word, her sword arced through the air, a line of golden light cutting across the darkness. The rift responded with a screamed howl that vibrated the walls of Sanctuary.The moment Helena's blade hit the obelisk, the room erupted into a burst of light and powe

The figure that stepped through the rift was unlike anything Alex and Helena had ever seen. It loomed before them, its dark form an endless void that seemed to absorb the light around it. Its features were at once ancient and indescribable, shifting in ways that defied reason and logic.The figure was taller than any human, its limbs stretched unnaturally long, the darkness that clung to it pulsating as if it were alive. It was no longer just a shadow this was something far worse.Helena froze, her breath hitching in her throat. The sword in her hand trembled, its light flickering as the darkness grew stronger. Alex’s heart raced, the weight of the situation crashing over him like a tidal wave. The rift had opened, and what had emerged was far more terrifying than they had imagined.“What is that?” Helena whispered, her voice barely audible as she took a step back, her eyes wide with fear.“I… I don’t know,” Alex said, his voice strained. He could feel the oppressive weight of the cre

The world shook beneath Alex's feet, as if the very ground were alive and writhing with the energy of the rift. His chest tightened, breath coming in short gasps, his senses overwhelmed by the swirling darkness that engulfed him. The creature's sinister form loomed in front of them, its red eyes burning like twin embers in the oppressive gloom. Every heartbeat sounded like a drum, indicating the arrival of something much worse than they could have ever imagined."We don't have time," Helena breathed, her voice tight with terror but laced with determination. Her hand locked onto the pommel of her sword; her knuckles were white-knuckled. The sword still pulsed softly, an otherworldly glow in the roiling darkness of their world, but Alex could feel fear creeping into his blood. That wasn't going to be enough.Alex looked frantically around, seeking any possible means of escape. The landscape had changed. The ruins, once familiar where they had stood, now felt like an enormous, endless