Chapter 115: Songs Of The Abyss

Five years had passed since Louis and Amelia's harrowing mission to the Everstorm. The world had begun to heal from the near-catastrophe. The Devourer's influence had waned, leaving behind a sense of uneasy calm. Aethel had become a word whispered with a mixture of awe and trepidation. Louis and Amelia, no longer the wide-eyed recruits they once were, had become pillars of the newly formed AetheInstitute… A scientific organization dedicated to studying the interdimensional rift and fostering communication with Aethel. Their days were filled with research, analysis of data gleaned from the Everstorm, and overseeing experiments aimed at establishing a stable, controlled connection between the two worlds. Their nights were haunted by the echoes of the Everstorm and the lingering concern about Xylos's fate. One evening, as Louis sifted through reams of data on his terminal, a faint tremor ran through the building. Alarms blared, red lights flashing ominously. Memories of