Alex leapt into the hole without hesitation.
No fear showed on his face, no doubt lingered in his eyes.
The opening in the middle of the [Nightmare Temple] had appeared like a maw, ready to devour him whole, but Alex dove straight in, wings tucked, body focused, soul ready.
He had passed the trial of the [Depths], defeating each of his nightmares, one by one, no hesitation, no mercy.
But even with their deaths confirmed and the [Nightmare Echoes] in hand, Alex knew it wasn't the end.
The final trial was about to start.
As he fell, his senses confirmed what his instincts whispered, he was plunging deeper, far deeper than before.
His body cut through the darkness like a falling star, yet the scenery remained the same, nothing.
Just an endless stretch of black void.
He glanced upward. Nothing there either.
The ceiling he had fallen through was already gone.
The lightless sky offered no answers.
This continued for minutes, longer than it should have.
