Chapter 158: Chapter 158: The Test of Time

As the void shifted around them, the group felt a strange sensation, as if they were being pulled in multiple directions at once. The light from the robed figure grew more intense, casting harsh shadows that seemed to stretch infinitely into the darkness. The air was thick with the hum of magic, vibrating with a power that felt almost tangible.

Then, with a sudden lurch, the world solidified around them.

Elara blinked, adjusting to the new surroundings. They stood in what appeared to be a grand hall, but it was unlike any they had seen before. The walls were made of a smooth, crystalline material that reflected their images back at them in distorted, fragmented forms. Pillars lined the hall, reaching up to a ceiling that was impossibly high, disappearing into a haze of light and shadow.