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The forsaken Code. Chapter Eighteen:. The abyss Call.
A deep hum resonated through the cavern, vibrating in Noah’s bones. The pulsing core before them shifted, dark tendrils snaking outward like it was alive.Killian stepped in front of Noah, his sword raised. "I don’t like this."Vance rolled his shoulders. "We came all this way. Might as well see what happens."Noah swallowed hard. He could feel the pull of the Abyss, stronger than ever. It wasn’t just calling him—it was waiting.The hooded woman finally spoke. "The Abyss does not give power freely. It demands something in return."Noah’s hands clenched into fists. "What does it want?"Her gaze locked onto his. "A choice."The pulsing core brightened, and suddenly, shadows swirled around Noah, wrapping around him like chains. He gasped, struggling against the unseen force."Noah!" Killian lunged forward, but an invisible barrier sent him flying backward. Vance cursed, trying to reach him, but the darkness pushed them away.Noah gritted his teeth. The Abyss’s voice slithered into his
The forsaken Code. Chapter Nineteen: A lingering Threat
The moment Noah stepped through the portal, the air around him changed. The heavy, suffocating presence of the Abyss faded, replaced by the crisp night breeze. He stumbled slightly, his body still weak, but Killian was there to steady him.They stood in the ruins once more, the moon casting long shadows across the broken stones. For a moment, everything was silent—too silent.Vance exhaled loudly. “I can’t believe we actually made it out.”Noah didn’t respond. His mind was still reeling from what he had seen inside the Abyss. The whispers, the shadows, the thing that had nearly swallowed him whole.The hooded woman stepped forward, her voice calm as always. “The Abyss may have let you leave, but it hasn’t forgotten you.”Killian tensed. “What does that mean?”She looked at Noah. “The mark remains. The connection is still there. The Abyss has touched you, and that touch does not simply vanish.”Noah glanced at his wrist. The mark no longer burned, but it was still there, a dark reminde
The forsaken Code. Chapter Twenty:. Into the Abyss
The darkness was no longer just a presence—it was a force. It clung to their skin, filled their lungs, and whispered secrets that none of them wanted to hear. Noah braced himself, gripping his weapon tightly as the shadows circled them like a predator sizing up its prey.Killian’s stance was firm, his blade reflecting what little light remained in this forsaken place. "Noah, can you feel that?"Noah nodded. "Yeah. It’s getting stronger."Vance narrowed his eyes, scanning their surroundings. "This is wrong. We need to move—now."The hooded woman remained eerily still. Her voice, when it came, was almost a whisper. "There is no escape. The Abyss has already claimed us."Before anyone could respond, the darkness lunged.Noah barely had time to react as something massive slammed into them. He was thrown back, the impact knocking the wind from his lungs. He hit the ground hard, pain jolting through his body as his vision blurred.Killian shouted his name, but the sound was drowned out by t
The forsaken Code. Chapter Twenty One:. Shadows of the abyss
The darkness pressed in from all sides, suffocating and absolute. Noah’s breath came in short, sharp gasps as he gripped the hilt of his weapon tighter. The whispers had grown louder, filling his mind with unintelligible murmurs that sent chills down his spine.Killian stood beside him, tense and alert, his blade gleaming faintly in the dim light. Vance, a few steps away, had his back against a jagged rock, scanning the shifting void around them. The hooded woman remained still, her face unreadable beneath the shadow of her cloak.“We need to move,” Vance muttered. “Standing here isn’t going to help.”Noah swallowed hard. “Where do we even go? This place doesn’t follow normal rules.”The hooded woman finally spoke. “We follow the mark.”Noah frowned and glanced at his wrist. The dark mark pulsed, its glow faint but unmistakable. A sense of direction tugged at him, as though something unseen was pulling him forward.Killian noticed. “You feel it, don’t you?”Noah nodded hesitantly. “Ye
The forsaken Code. Chapter twenty-two: Into the Unknown.
The air inside the Abyss thickened, pressing against Noah’s skin like an unseen weight. Every breath felt heavier, every step slower. The shadows around them twisted and shifted, whispering in voices that didn’t belong to any living being.Killian moved closer to Noah, his grip tightening on his sword. “I don’t like this. It feels like we’re being watched.”Vance let out a humorless chuckle. “That’s because we are.”The hooded woman didn’t turn. “Stay focused. The Abyss feeds on fear.”Noah swallowed hard. His wrist burned where the dark mark pulsed, reacting to the Abyss in ways he didn’t understand. Was it calling him deeper? Or warning him?A gust of cold wind swept through the void, carrying with it a sound—a low growl, deep and guttural. It came from everywhere and nowhere at once.Killian stopped walking. “Tell me that was just the wind.”The hooded woman finally turned to them, her expression unreadable. “It knows you’re here.”Before anyone could react, the darkness moved.A s
The forsaken Code. Chapter Twenty-three:. The abyss Stir
Noah’s breath came in short gasps as he stood amidst the swirling darkness. The Abyss pulsed around them, a living entity pressing against their minds, their bodies. He could feel it now—its hunger, its patience, its desire to consume him whole.Killian stood beside him, blade raised, his muscles tense as he scanned the ever-shifting void. Vance, his usual sarcasm absent, gripped his weapon tightly, his knuckles turning white. The hooded woman remained eerily calm, her gaze fixed on something unseen.Noah clenched his fists. “What now?”The woman finally spoke, her voice steady. “The Abyss knows you’re here. It won’t let you leave easily.”Killian scoffed. “Yeah, we figured that much.”The laughter from the shadows returned, echoing around them like a cruel symphony. Noah turned sharply, catching glimpses of figures moving just beyond the edges of his vision. They were being watched.Then, without warning, the darkness attacked.A shadow lunged, tendrils stretching out like claws. Noa
The forsaken Code. Chapter Twenty- four : The abyss Strikes
The shadows twisted violently as the Abyss roared, its deep, guttural sound reverberating through the void. Noah felt his pulse quicken. The swirling mass before them was no longer just an entity—it was a force, a will bent on consuming him.The hooded woman’s protective barrier flickered under the pressure of the Abyss’s encroaching darkness. “It’s testing us,” she warned, her voice steady despite the chaos. “It wants to see how far you can go before you break.”Noah tightened his grip on his weapon. “Then we don’t break.”Killian smirked, adjusting his stance. “That’s the spirit.”The Abyss did not wait. Tendrils lashed forward, whipping through the air with lethal precision. Noah ducked, narrowly avoiding one as another wrapped around his leg, yanking him off his feet. He gasped, slashing wildly, but the darkness was relentless.Vance sent a surge of fire, the flames cutting through the tendrils and forcing the Abyss to recoil. “Not today,” he muttered, helping Noah up. “Stay on yo
The forsaken Code. Chapter Twenty- five: Battle
The darkness around them did not fully dissipate. Instead, it lingered, curling at the edges of their reality, waiting for a moment of weakness. The oppressive void had lessened, but Noah knew better than to assume they were safe. The Abyss never truly vanished. It only retreated to strike again.Killian exhaled sharply, rolling his shoulders. "So, what now? The thing just...gave up?"Noah shook his head, his fingers unconsciously brushing against the cooling mark on his wrist. "No. It’s waiting. Testing me. It won’t stop until I prove that I can resist it completely."Vance scoffed, adjusting his stance as he peered into the swirling shadows that still clung to the ground. "Great. Just what we need. A villain with patience."The hooded woman ignored his remark and turned to Noah. "You’ve gained ground today, but you are not yet beyond its reach. The Abyss is ancient, bound to the very fabric of existence. It does not simply let go of what it desires."Noah swallowed hard. He had felt
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Chapter Thirty- five: Darklands Awakening
The silence was deafening. The darkness no longer writhed, no longer reached for him with insatiable hunger. Yet Noah could still feel its presence, distant but lingering, like an ember smoldering beneath the ash.He exhaled sharply, his muscles trembling from the effort of binding the creature. His mind swam with exhaustion, yet the weight of the moment kept him grounded.Killian staggered to his feet, dusting himself off. His usual smirk was absent, replaced by something almost wary. “So… does this mean it’s over?”Vance shot him a look, sheathing his daggers. “You really think something like that goes down without consequences?”Noah flexed his fingers, staring at the mark on his wrist. The pain had subsided, but an odd sensation remained—like a tether stretching into the void.The hooded woman stepped closer, her gaze sharp. “You’ve done what no one else could. But this is only the beginning.”Noah frowned, his heart still racing. “What do you mean?”She hesitated for the first ti
Chapter Twenty- nine: Bound by shadows
The path ahead was a winding, narrow trail, barely visible under the creeping darkness that seemed to grow thicker with each passing moment. The trees loomed over them like towering giants, their twisted limbs blocking out any semblance of light. The further they went, the more Noah felt as though the land itself was closing in on them, as though the very earth were conspiring to keep them in this oppressive shadow.Noah’s mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. The mark on his wrist had not stopped pulsing, and the more he tried to ignore it, the more it seemed to demand his attention. It wasn’t just the mark, though—it was the whole of this place. The air felt heavy with something ancient, something old and powerful. It was the weight of forgotten things, of lost memories that no one wanted to remember.He glanced over at Killian, who was still tense and alert, his eyes darting to every shadow, every flicker of movement in the periphery. Even Vance, who usually carried himself with a sort
Chapter Twenty- eight:. Into the Darklands
The journey toward the Darklands was unlike anything Noah had ever experienced. The air grew colder with every step they took, a biting chill that gnawed at their bones. The landscape around them transformed slowly, as though the world itself was warping in response to their approach. The once lush forests gave way to barren, twisted trees, their gnarled branches clawing at the sky like skeletal fingers. The ground was cracked and dry, with jagged rocks jutting out of the earth at odd angles.As they ventured further, the silence of the land weighed heavily on them. The usual sounds of nature—the rustling of leaves, the chirping of birds—were conspicuously absent. Only the occasional screech of a distant bird of prey broke the oppressive stillness, but it was always followed by an unsettling silence, as if the land itself were holding its breath.Noah’s thoughts drifted back to the conversation they had before they left. The hooded woman had been cryptic in her explanations, offering
Chapter Twenty- seven:. The final confrontation
The Abyss was no longer a mere force to be reckoned with; it had become an entity in its own right, its tendrils frenzied, its eyes burning with hatred and fear. Noah could feel it gathering itself, preparing for one final strike, but something had shifted within him. The mark on his wrist pulsed with energy, its rhythm in sync with his heartbeat. He wasn't the man who had walked into this battle mere hours ago—he had grown. And now, the Abyss would face him, not as a victim, but as a force of nature itself.The hooded woman stepped back, her eyes narrowed as she observed the shifting shadows. "This is it. You’ve awakened the power within you, Noah. Now, you must wield it."Noah's eyes never left the swirling mass in front of him. The Abyss was taking form, its colossal figure now a twisted mirror of his own fears and weaknesses. The creature’s roar reverberated through the air, as though mocking him, daring him to challenge it one last time.“I don’t have a choice,” Noah muttered und
Chapter Twenty- six:. Defeated (2)
The Abyss let out one final, ear-splitting shriek as its form twisted and unraveled. The darkness that had once loomed over them like an eternal nightmare shattered, dissipating into the void like smoke caught in the wind. The oppressive weight that had suffocated Noah and his companions lifted, leaving behind only silence.Noah staggered, his chest rising and falling with heavy breaths. The mark on his wrist no longer burned; instead, it pulsed with a steady, quiet glow. He had done it. They had done it.Killian wiped the sweat from his brow, his sword still clenched in his hand as if expecting the Abyss to reform. When it didn’t, he let out a short, disbelieving laugh. “It’s… it’s actually gone.”Vance, who had been bracing for another wave of darkness, slowly lowered his hands, his fire extinguishing. “I can’t believe it,” he muttered. “I thought for sure we’d be swallowed whole.”The hooded woman stepped forward, her gaze fixed on Noah. “You have severed the Abyss’s hold,” she sai
Chapter Twenty-Five:. Defeated
Noah's breath was steady, his resolve hardened by the confrontation with the Abyss. Though the darkness had retreated, the sensation of being watched remained. The hooded woman stood beside him, her glowing symbols dimming slightly, her gaze unreadable."It will return," she warned. "And next time, it will not hesitate."Noah flexed his fingers, the mark on his wrist tingling with residual energy. "Then we make sure we're ready."Killian sheathed his sword, his usual smirk replaced with a contemplative frown. "I still don’t get what you did back there. The way the Abyss reacted… it was like you turned its own power against it."Vance whistled. "Whatever it was, let's hope you can do it again. We’re far from done here."The ground beneath them shifted slightly, as though the world itself was adjusting to their presence. They were in the heart of the Abyss now, and the path ahead was uncertain.The hooded woman turned to Noah. "There is something you must see. Come."They followed her d
Chapter Twenty- four:. Empty Whispers
The Abyss had quieted, but its presence lingered, a phantom clinging to the edges of Noah’s consciousness. Every breath he took felt heavier, as though the void itself was watching, waiting.Vance stretched, rolling his shoulders as he surveyed the remnants of their battle. "So, what now? We just keep walking and hope this thing doesn’t come back for round two?"Killian scoffed. "I doubt it’s that simple. Something tells me it won’t give up that easily."The hooded woman, still an enigma, turned toward Noah. "You resisted it, but resistance is not enough. The Abyss does not forget, nor does it forgive."Noah frowned. "Then what am I supposed to do? Keep pushing it back forever?"She studied him carefully, the glow in her eyes dim but piercing. "No. You must learn to wield the power it fears. Until then, you remain prey."A shiver ran down Noah’s spine. He had barely survived this time—how was he supposed to control something that wanted to consume him?The cavernous path ahead stretch
Chapter Twenty- Eight:. The abyss Reckoning
Noah steadied his breathing as they ventured deeper into the Abyss. The oppressive weight of the void seemed to retreat, but he knew better—it was watching, waiting for the moment to strike again. His mark still pulsed, a steady rhythm against his wrist, reminding him of the tenuous connection he had forced into submission.Killian walked beside him, sword drawn, his eyes scanning their surroundings for any movement. Vance trailed slightly behind, flicking embers from his fingertips as if to reassure himself that his magic was still intact. The hooded woman, ever enigmatic, led the way, her steps sure despite the shifting darkness beneath them.“This isn’t over,” she murmured, breaking the silence. “The Abyss does not relinquish what it has claimed without consequence.”Noah clenched his jaw. “Then let it try again. I’ll be ready.”A chuckle escaped Killian. “That’s the spirit, but let’s not tempt fate too much.”Vance let out a low whistle. “I hate to agree with the swordsman, but we
Chapter Twenty- Seven: Echoes of the abyss.
The void ahead seemed to pulse, shifting like a living entity as Noah and his companions pressed forward. The weight of the Abyss still lingered, its presence a whisper at the edge of his mind. Though the immediate danger had passed, he knew better than to assume it was truly gone."I hate to admit it," Vance muttered, flicking away a lingering wisp of darkness from his shoulder, "but that thing had me questioning my life choices."Killian smirked, adjusting his grip on his blade. "If you actually took time to think before charging in, you'd have a shorter list of regrets."The hooded woman, ever silent, walked ahead with purpose. Noah studied her movements—calm, deliberate, almost as if she knew exactly where they were going. He quickened his pace until he was beside her. "You knew the Abyss wouldn’t fully consume me. Didn’t you?"She turned her head slightly, the dim glow of her ethereal markings casting faint shadows across her face. "I suspected. But only you could decide that."H
