It happened without warning.
A surge violent, sudden. The seal buckled, screaming with pressure. Kael poured himself into it, burning stored power, sacrificing decades of accumulation.
On the other side, something noticed.
Awareness brushed against his mind: vast, cold, ancient.
You tire, it observed.
Kael answered with silence and resolve.
The seal stabilized, but the message was clear.
Eternity was not infinite.