Chapter 2 Flame Warrior Part 2

Alex and his companions stood at the summit, gazing at the enormous black vortex swirling in the sky above them. It resembled a dark tunnel leading to another world, an unknown realm waiting beyond its ominous depths.

Alex turned to each of his allies, his expression firm.

"We must each keep a Soul Stone," he said in a serious tone. "If we get separated, this will help us find one another."

After ensuring everyone had taken their stones, Alex grasped Elara and Mira hands and, with a powerful leap, plunged into the dark dimensional gate. Behind them, Kain and Morgan Graves followed without hesitation.

"Glory to the Fire Emperor, Alex!"

The chants of countless voices echoed across Macedoria as their legendary warrior vanished into the unknown.

This was both an ending and the beginning of a new journey.

"Another world awaits! Alex Morgan is coming!"

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Inside the Abyssal Tunnel

Small, indistinct figures streaked through the endless darkness, moving like falling stars lost in an abyss. There was no light, no sound-only an overwhelming emptiness stretching infinitely in all directions.

"Dammit! There's no energy in this place at all. And worse, there's some strange force in the darkness that's slowly draining our strength!" Alex muttered, scanning the surroundings with his inner power.

A Supreme-rank warrior possessed their own inner domain, allowing them to draw energy from the heavens and the earth. But in a place where no energy existed, even the strongest warrior would find themselves helpless.

"How long is this damn tunnel?" Morgan Graves growled in frustration.

Back in Macedoria, they could travel thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Yet here, after what felt like an eternity of flying, there was still no end in sight. A sense of unease crept into his heart as he glanced toward Alex.

Then, suddenly-

"I see a light ahead!" Alex called out, his voice filled with both relief and caution. "That might be the exit. But stay alert. I have a bad feeling about this place."

As they approached the distant glow, two eerie lights flickered at the tunnel's end.

The moment Alex saw them, his entire body tensed.

"Stop! Hold your positions! Do you see what I see?"

His voice carried a rare edge of urgency.

Morgan, Kain, Elara, and Hynessa all turned their gazes toward the lights he pointed at.

At first, they appeared as nothing more than faint glimmers in the darkness. But then, as their eyes adjusted, a terrifying realization set in-those weren't just lights.

They were eyes.

Enormous, ancient, glowing eyes.

A shiver ran down their spines.

Then, a voice-deep, guttural, and filled with an eerie amusement-echoed through the abyss.

"Ten thousand years... Not a single Supreme warrior has entered Macedoria since then. And now... five of you have arrived at once."

The voice carried a chilling authority, making the very air tremble.

The darkness around them shifted, and a monstrous presence began to take form. Though its body remained hidden in the shadows, the sheer pressure it emitted was enough to make the space feel suffocating.

Alex clenched his fists.

"This energy... it's stronger than mine!"

Without wasting a second, he activated his Mystic Skyfire Technique-first stage, second stage, third stage! Fiery energy surged through his veins as he simultaneously summoned his Spring Palm Technique, his muscles coiling like a tightly wound spring.

But something was wrong.

Kain felt a strange sensation rise within him.

The moment he locked eyes with the massive creature in the shadows, his blood began to boil.

"What... is this?"

An unfamiliar force surged through his veins, making his body tremble, as if compelling him to kneel before an overwhelming presence.

He gritted his teeth, suppressing the feeling, unwilling to let his companions see his struggle.

Alex's voice cut through the heavy silence.

"Who are you?"

His gaze remained locked onto the massive eyes, unwavering.

Elara and Hynessa, standing beside him, instantly understood his unspoken signal. They braced themselves, preparing for whatever would happen next.

Because they knew-

Something monstrous had been waiting in this abyss for a very long time.