Within a Hollow Heart - Chapter 78: Volume 2, : "The Guardian’s Wrath"

... rdian towered before them, its massive form a swirling mass of dark energy. Its presence alone seemed to warp the very air around them, distorting the edges of reality with every ripple of its body. The light from the crystal in Cole's hand flickered weakly, as if struggling to maintain even the smallest connection to the Veil in the face of such overwhelming power.

Cole felt a deep, primal fear rise within him. The creature was unlike anything they had encountered before—an embodiment o ...