"Yes, Master!" Seraphina responded without hesitation, nodding firmly. Isaryne, watching the exchange, gave a small nod of her own and said, "Understood. Then it's settled."
"Respected Lord," Isaryne asked, "when do we move out?"
"Right now," Ethan said without missing a beat. "No time to waste—we're running low on time as it is. We move immediately. Split up and execute the plan!"
"Got it!"
…
One day later.
Deep within the first layer of the Dungeon—
A massive, dark-hued castle loomed before them, towering like a monolith.
"That's the place…" Ethan muttered, eyes locked on the colossal structure. Behind it, barely visible, was the portal they needed—the one that led to the second layer of the Dungeon.
The Dungeon's paths and spaces were already narrow and claustrophobic, and the sky above was oppressively low. With this castle rising tens of thousands of feet into the air, it practically blotted out the heavens, casting everything in shadow.
