The shadows that wrapped around Dominic's form twisted unnaturally. One moment he stood beside Lady Fares and Alice, surrounded by the grim reality of the Ghosts' defeat, and in the next breath, the world seemed to crack open.
His body was seized by an unseen force.
[Ding! Emergency Quest Activated!] [Trial of the Void - Initiated.] [Host shall be transported to the Secluded Realm. Survive the Lekar Swarm. Time Limit: Unknown. Objective: Survive.]
Dominic tried to shout, to resist, to understand, but his voice vanished as the shadows yanked him inward. He was just recovering from the claws of the Colossi and now this! Damn! Fuck! Darkness consumed him.
He landed hard on a rocky surface, his breath knocked from his lungs. The sky above was a roiling canvas of black and crimson. The ground beneath him cracked and steamed, jagged terrain sprawled out endlessly.
