The dungeon shook as if the earth itself was in pain. Stone cracked, dust fell, and the air burned with green fire. The boss rose again, its broken body reforged into something stronger, brighter, and deadlier. Its armor glowed with veins of emerald light, and its massive sword blazed like a star.It had died once. Now it returned, angrier, fiercer, unstoppable. Everett stood frozen, his chest rising and falling fast. His hands glowed with green sparks, his veins burning with the crystal’s power. Sweat dripped down his face, mixing with blood from earlier wounds. His heart pounded, not just from fear of the boss but from the voice still whispering inside his mind. “Kill them. Take control. Become the master.”Across from him, Micheal smirked through cracked armor. His molten blade glowed hotter, red light spilling across the broken tiles. Despite his wounds, his eyes burned with hatred and hunger.“You see now, Everett?” Micheal shouted over the roaring dungeon. “There’s no escape.

The floor had given way, and the three of them, Everett, Kael, and Micheal, fell into the abyss. The air roared in Everett’s ears, his stomach twisting as they plunged deeper and deeper into the unknown. The green light from the collapsing chamber above grew smaller, until it was only a faint speck in the endless black.Everett held Kael tightly against his chest, refusing to let go. Wind whipped past his face, tearing at his clothes, but he didn’t care. He could only think of one thing. “I won’t lose him. Not Kael.”The abyss seemed endless. His chest burned, his heart racing. For a moment, he wondered if they would just fall forever.Then the darkness shifted. Faint glimmers of green light appeared below them, like veins running through stone. The wind grew hotter, carrying a strange smell, metallic and sour.The ground rushed up at them. Everett screamed, thrusting out his hand. The crystal’s power flared, green chains shooting out of the air itself. They latched onto jagged wal

The cavern was a storm of chaos. The stone cracked under the weight of the monster’s roars. Green fire poured from its chest, its dozens of glowing eyes locking onto everything that moved. Pools of liquid bubbled and spat, steam filling the air like poison.Everett knelt in the center, clutching his head as the crystal’s whispers screamed inside him. “Choose. Save him. Kill him. Take control. Rule them all.”Kael’s voice echoed faintly from under the rubble. “Everett! Help me!” His voice was weak, strangled with pain, but it reached Everett’s ears like a lifeline.On the other side, Micheal advanced, his molten blade glowing red, his grin wide and cruel. “You can’t save him and stop me. You’ll fail one way or the other. And when you do… I’ll end you.”The guardian monster reared back, its jagged limbs glowing brighter. It was preparing another attack. The cavern groaned, rocks falling, the ground trembling like a drumbeat of war.Everett’s heart pounded so hard it hurt. Sweat poured

The chamber burned with chaos. Green fire spilled from the guardian’s chest, flooding the cavern with light so bright it hurt to look at. Its dozens of glowing eyes burned through the steam and falling stone. Its body towered over everything, a monster born from the dungeon’s heart, its roars shaking the world apart.Everett stood with his fists clenched, his skin glowing with runes, his breath ragged. His body shook violently, but his eyes burned with a steady light. For the first time, he wasn’t running. For the first time, he wasn’t doubting.Micheal faced him across the broken floor, molten blade in hand. His cracked armor dripped with glowing embers, blood streaking his face. He grinned, though his breathing was heavy, his eyes wild. “Do you think rejecting me changes anything?” Micheal’s voice was sharp, cruel. “You’ll still fall. The crystal will eat you alive. And when it does, I’ll tear it out of your corpse.”Everett’s chest heaved. “No… you’re wrong. I’m not fighting for

The cavern shook with endless thunder. Everett stood on broken stone, his fists glowing with violent light. The runes across his arms and chest burned brighter than ever, lines of green fire crawling over his skin like living scars. His eyes blazed, twin lights in the chaos, but his heart hammered with terror.He could feel it. The crystal was no longer whispering. It was roaring, demanding, pulling at every corner of his soul. “You are mine now. Use me. Destroy them.”His knees buckled, his breath ragged. He wanted to drop, to stop, but his body burned like a furnace that couldn’t be shut down.Kael’s voice cracked through the storm. “Everett! Listen to me! Don’t lose yourself!”Everett turned his head. Kael was still on the broken ledge, pale, bleeding, his body trembling from exhaustion. But his eyes, his eyes were steady, sharp, locked on Everett like anchors in the madness.Everett’s throat tightened. “Kael…”Micheal’s laugh tore through the air. “Look at you!” He staggered forw