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The entity roared then, a sound that split the sky and shook the mountains to their roots. It did not offer again. It did not bargain. It simply expanded, swelling vast and dark, pulling in every shadow, every stray wisp of magic, every echo of fear from the battlefield, growing larger and heavier with every breath.

“VERY WELL! IF YOU WILL NOT LEAVE - THEN YOU WILL BE CONSUMED! I AM THE ARENA! I AM THE RULES! I AM THE END OF EVERY STORY THAT STRAYS FROM THE PATH! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT WHAT HOLDS THE GAME TOGETHER!”

Darkness poured outward like a flood, swallowing the light, swallowing the spires,...