The power inside the cave was being sucked inward with furious intensity, like a vast, invisible vortex. The air trembled, and the pressure rose slowly.
Noa, filled with amazement, turned toward X.
Fear mixed into X's voice:
"I don't know… but one thing is certain: we can't stay here. No matter what happens, it can kill us without the slightest difficulty."
Noa approached the wall with calm composure. He stretched out one leg, folded the other beneath him, and sat on the ground. A faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Kill us? That would be interesting."
X couldn't contain himself and shouted:
"What are you doing, you idiot?! Get up right now!"
Noa began slowly unwinding the bandages on his right hand. In a completely calm tone, he said to X:
"I'm not leaving. To be precise… I can't leave."
X's anger only grew stronger. He yelled:
"Why can't you leave?! Are you scared?!"
