The moment those words left his mouth, Jasmine's voice exploded inside his mind, almost like a damn thunderclap.
[Are you out of your mind?!]
Her tone was sharp, almost frantic, carrying a rare intensity that Gray had not heard from her at all.
[Gray, listen to me carefully. Do not, under any circumstances, try to contact the Abyss on your own. You have no idea what you're dealing with. The beings of the Abyss are not like the gods you've encountered so far. They are not bound by the same rules, the same hierarchies, or even the same concept of existence that the rest of the planes follow. They are ancient, chaotic, and fundamentally unknowable. Even I, who once stood among the highest ranks of the Divine Realm, treated them with extreme caution.]
Gray remained silent, leaning back against the tree as her words continued to pour out.
