Chapter 45 - Shadow X Prestige
The moment Lucas crossed the threshold of the palace, something shifted inside him. The outside world, with all its brightness and chaos, seemed to vanish, replaced by a suffocating silence that consumed his senses. When his cold shoe touched the stone floor, a shiver ran through his body, and he felt the weight of the ancient place pressing down on him.
The ground beneath his feet was made of dark, glossy stone, so black it seemed to absorb the faint light struggling to pierce the shadows. Each step echoed through the vast hall, shattering the silence that enveloped the place. The walls around him stretched into an infinite darkness, adorned with strange carvings that Lucas couldn't even begin to comprehend. The symbols twisted and turned, odd and mysterious, as though etched by a forgotten civilization. The air was thick with ancient energy, almost suffocating. It rose in the corners like dark mist, dense and oppressive.
