The Ascendance Deceiver

Temporal Delay

Amidst the grim tableau of fallen comrades, Alayn stood in stunned silence, his gaze locked onto Evelyn. She, who had once stood beside him as a trusted teammate, now felt like a specter of betrayal haunting the ruins of their trust.

In the wake of this heart-wrenching sight, Alayn grappled with the enigma before him. How had Evelyn managed to deceive not just him, but their entire team? The realization that an enemy had cunningly infiltrated their midst was a bitter pill to swallow, and the consequences were tragically irreversible.

Evelyn's serene smile, unchanged despite the carnage, cast an eerie contrast against the grim reality. Slowly, she approached Alayn, her footsteps echoing in the cavern of his shattered understanding.

Alayn's gaze flitted back to the lifeless forms of his teammates, their faces now pallid masks of death. He trembled, struggling to comprehend the depth of the deception that had led to this massacre. The realization settled in—he had failed to safeguard