The floor of Tenebris echoed under their footsteps as they approached what the scouts' reports had identified as a Spectrum vanguard base. The air here was saturated with a demonic emanation so dense that it could physically weigh on the shoulders of an average person. A purple mist licked the dark stone walls of the fortification, a crude and angular structure that seemed to have sprung from the earth itself by some unholy spell.
Amaera walked alongside Klein, her slender silhouette enveloped in her ice aura which acted as a bulwark against the stifling heat of the sector. She remained silent, but the tension in her muscles was perceptible. After minutes of walking in this desolate landscape, they finally crossed the threshold of the base. The interior was vast, lit by blood-red mana crystals embedded in the pillars.
