Scene: The blinding light fades, revealing the group lying on the cracked stone floor of the chamber. Wisps of shadow drift upward, dissolving into nothingness. The Overlord is gone or so it seems. Silence fills the room, broken only by the group’s ragged breathing.
ELIAS
[Pushing himself up] Is… is it over?
Cassia
[Scanning the room] No sign of it. But something doesn’t feel right.
RYDER
[Grimacing as he leans on his staff] That blast took everything we had. If it comes back, we’re done.
The others turn to her, startled by the certainty in her voice.
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