The moment Kranos stepped through the Celestial Soul Gate, it felt as though he had plunged into another world entirely. The world behind them, the cracked sky, the ruins, the crowd, vanished like an illusion being wiped clean.
A world of utter silence greeted them.
The air felt thick. There was no breeze, no noise, or scent. It was as if even time itself refused to move forward in this place.
Beneath their feet was an obsidian black soil that stretched endlessly in every direction. There was no sky above their heads, only a vast, oppressive darkness that seemed to pulse with life.
"Where... are we?" Kevin asked, his voice trembling while glancing in Kathryn's direction.
Kathryn looked around solemnly. "A pocket dimension within the Divine Grave. The true trial is ahead. We should quicken our pace."
Just as her words faded, the land beneath them trembled. Cracks ran through the ground, spreading like spiderwebs before erupting with golden light.
