The air outside the Library of Eldara was thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. The sky above had taken on a foreboding hue, with dark clouds swirling in an endless dance of impending doom. Ethan spurred his horse forward, the urgency of his mission gnawing at the edges of his mind. The ancient wisdom he'd just acquired felt like both a blessing and a curse, its weight heavier than the armor he wore. The world teetered on the brink, and every second counted.
As he rode through the dark forest, memories of the vision from the Codex of Shadows haunted him. The earth torn asunder, fire and water clashing in a cataclysmic battle, and that monstrous entity at the center of it all—an all-consuming force of primordial chaos. The stones of power were his only hope to prevent this future from becoming reality, but finding them was no simple task. Each stone was hidden in a place of immense power, and each was guarded by forces that would test his strength, will, and resolve.
