Immortal Mythos: Bound by Void

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Darkness pulsed like a heartbeat.

Yuki stood in the eye of it all—void coiled around him, reality whispering in shattered fragments at his feet. The rift was no longer just a tear in space—it was a wound in existence. Silent. Watching. Breathing.

Behind him, the others gathered, the faint glow of their combined energy dim in this oppressive realm.

Haru flexed his fists, scowling. "This place… it's not just a prison. It's alive."

"It's aware," Himari murmured, eyes half-closed as she reached with her senses. "And something is watching us from the other side."

Nogitsune narrowed his eyes, stepping closer to Yuki. "We've pushed too far. Whatever slumbers beyond this rift—it stirred."

Yuki didn't answer at first. He stared into the crackling emptiness, feeling it echo in his bones. He had felt it too. When he unleashed that final strike against the rift's core, something had looked back.

And smiled.

Aiko shivered, gripping her robes tighter. "We need to leave. Now. Before it finds a way through."

"I agree," Ren said, his tone tight, his senses flaring. "I can't hear the wind anymore. It's… dead silent."

The silence was unnatural. Suffocating.

Yuki finally turned to the group. "We seal it. Not just the rift—but its presence. We make it blind."

Nogitsune smirked faintly. "Now you're thinking like a shadow."

They formed a circle, channeling their powers into a unified stream. Void. Spirit. Wind. Light. Reality itself bent as Yuki and Himari fused their energies, drawing a new kind of seal—one bound by both emotion and intent.

"No fear," Himari said. "Only balance."

"No weakness," added Haru.

"No hesitation," whispered Aiko.

The rift pulsed again.

And then—Yuki stepped forward, hands raised. Reality warped around him, bending to his will.

"I see you," he said calmly. "But you don't get to see me."

He clenched his fists—and the rift screamed in silence.

A final surge of void and light surged forward, collapsing the rift inward. It didn't close with a roar, but with a soundless fold. And just like that, the oppressive presence vanished. Not destroyed, but locked behind silence.

Severed.

The group stood still, breathless, eyes wide.

Then, slowly… the sky above them shifted. Stars blinked back into view. Wind returned. Life began to breathe again.

Ren exhaled. "We bought ourselves time."

Nogitsune crossed his arms. "Let's not waste it."

Yuki looked up into the now-quiet sky. "It's not over."

Himari nodded beside him. "No. But it's our turn now."

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