C192 Silent Suffering

And then, we finally found the doorway—a portal that had been already opened and would never open again. A one-time passage for us.

The moment I stepped through, the air thickened with something dark and suffocating. My heart pounded as my eyes adjusted to the dim surroundings. And then, I saw him—a crumpled figure lying motionless on the cold, unforgiving ground.

His body