Chapter 139

Lillian shook her head, her expression grim and resolute. “The solution, Storm, is none other than for you to clean up the mess you caused yourself,” she answered.

Storm's heart sank at her words. He had hoped there might be another way, some easier path to fix this. But deep down, he knew she was right. He had created this chaos, and it was his responsibility to set things right. Shocked and overwhelmed, he asked, “But how am I going to do it?”

Lillian's eyes met his, and he saw a mixture of concern and pity. “You will need to travel to the other realm to retrieve the Orb from the Magebreaker,” she explained. “It's the only way to close the gate and restore balance. Besides, now that the location of the Orb is known to all, everyone will want to obtain it. The truly strong ones don't really care about the chaos; they are only interested in the power the Orb holds.”

The image of the Magebreaker loomed large in his mind. “How can I possibly defeat him?” he wondered, fear gnawing at the