Screams from the Abyss

Echoes of Darkness

In the aftermath of their triumph, the Guardians found themselves adrift in a sea of conflicting emotions. The joy of victory, the relief of a world saved from the brink of oblivion - these were feelings they knew all too well, the sweet fruits of their eternal labor.

But beneath the surface, a deeper unease stirred, a nagging sense that their battle, for all its hard-won gains, was far from over. The darkness they had faced on that blighted world had been a powerful one, its roots sunk deep into the very fabric of reality. Even now, with its immediate threat banished, they could feel its echoes resonating through the multiverse, a lingering taint that set their newly attuned senses on edge.

Jaden stood at the edge of the Nexus, his gaze lost in the swirling infinity of the cosmic web. The memory of that final battle played out in his mind's eye, a vivid tapestry of light and shadow, hope and despair. He had seen the depths of the abyss, felt its icy grip on his very soul. And though