Chapter 17: Collapse of the Temple

The energy surged through the clearing, the blinding flash of light subsiding as we stood over the now neutralized artifact. The air was thick with tension, the ground trembling beneath our feet. Dr. Harlan’s enraged scream still echoed in my ears, but there was no time to savor our small victory.

“Get back!” Lena shouted, her voice rising above the cacophony.

The cultists, disoriented and panicked by the disruption of their ritual, began to scatter. The ground shook violently, the ancient temple groaning as if in agony. Cracks snaked up the walls, pieces of stone falling from above. The entire structure seemed to be coming apart at the seams.

“We need to move, now!” Drake bellowed, grabbing Mara’s arm and pulling her towards the exit.

“Go!” I yelled, making sure everyone was ahead of me. “Get out before this place comes down!”

We dashed towards the entrance, the ground quaking with increasing intensity. The chanting of the hidden tribe faltered as the temple’s collapse became imminen
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