45. The Warden Unchained

The chain pulled Carlos through the portal.

Within seconds, cold darkness covered him.

He could no longer feel the chain, his body or the wounds across his hands.

For several seconds, he floated through the darkness without weight or direction. The force pulling him forward disappeared.

Then gravity returned and Carlos fell.

He struck solid black stone and rolled across it, pain shooting through his shoulders, elbows and knees.

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HP: 274/360

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Brann struck the ground several meters away with a heavy crash.

The chain around his chest remained tight. It dragged the Bearkin across the stone toward the Warden.

Carlos looked around and found that they were inside a massive circular courtyard surrounded by broken pillars. Red cracks ran through the ground, releasing waves of heat. There was no sky above them. Only darkness and distant points of fire.