Chapter 201 Echoes of Unease

The tremor that shook the void realm sent a shiver down their spines. The crack on the surface of the monolith, spreading like a malignant scar, was a chilling portent of something far greater than The Devourer. Uncertainty gnawed at them – had their victory been a mere temporary reprieve, a dam holding back a tide of chaos even more potent? Asa, her empathy a raw and wounded instrument, projected a wave of inquiry towards the benevolent entity. Silence. Only a faint static responded, a stark contrast to the previous telepathic communication. Had the entity been consumed by the aftershock of The Devourer's defeat? Or was it something more sinister? Aki, ever the pragmatist, knelt to examine the crack on the monolith. A faint, otherworldly energy pulsed from within, an energy unlike anything he had encountered before. His mind raced with possibilities, each one more unsettling than the last. Amara, her brow furrowed in concentration, ran a diagnostic on her device. The resul