The Silver Gate was opening. I knew it before I saw it because the cold had already settled inside my bones, and the darkness surrounding me felt heavier than any night I had ever experienced.
I stood before the enormous silver structure while cracks spread across its surface and a strange red glow pulsed from somewhere beyond the ancient barrier.
I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. Something was standing behind the gate and at first, it was only a shadow.
Massive and towering. Its shape shifted within the darkness while something enormous scraped against the stone beyond the barrier.
Then two red eyes opened and they stared directly at me. My heart hammered against my ribs as the creature leaned closer, although the gate still separated us and a deep voice rolled through the cavern.
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