Chapter 34 The Aftermath Of Fire

• The silence that settled over the Whispering Abyss after the Nexus Point sealed was profound, almost deafening. It was the silence of a wound cauterized, a malevolent presence forcibly removed, leaving behind only the cold, desolate landscape and the lingering scent of burnt ozone. Elara stood at the mouth of the now-sealed abyss, her chest heaving, the sheer expenditure of power leaving her trembling, but her luminous silver eyes burned with an unyielding resolve.
• Gorok lay in a heap near the sealed chasm, his massive form limp and broken. The maddened glow had left his eyes, replaced by a dull, vacant stare. He was a shell, his mind shattered, his essence consumed by the Shadow Weaver’s control.
• He was no longer a threat, but a pathetic, cautionary figure. The corrupted rogues who had served him lay similarly incapacitated, twitching faintly, their eyes clouded, their minds utterly blank. They were not dead, but worse – empty vessels, their wills utterly gone.