caught

Emily had barely caught her breath when the weight of the last few moments hit her. The orb was gone, the mountain had collapsed, and with it, centuries of secrets, power, and destruction were buried beneath the earth. Yet, despite the victory, the sense of finality she craved was nowhere to be found. Instead, a quiet unease hummed in the back of her mind—a sense that their actions had set off a chain reaction far more significant than they could comprehend.

Mara's voice broke through Emily's thoughts. "We should keep moving. There's no telling if others will come looking for the orb once they realize what's happened."

Calem wiped the rain from his face and nodded. "We've made enough noise here to attract unwanted attention. Let's go before we find ourselves caught in another battle."