Battery

Previously

…Elias took her hand, his grip firm. The cavern, with its chilling hum and its captive souls, felt less like a tomb and more like a battlefield. He knew the road ahead would be fraught with peril, that the Elite’s power was immense, but for the first time since he had stumbled into this hidden world, Elias felt a sense of purpose, a fierce determination to fight for the sparks that were being stolen, to reclaim the lives that were being drained. He looked at Lyra, his newfound mentor, and a silent promise passed between them. They would find a way. They had to. The hum of the Drained was a siren song of despair, but Elias was determined to answer it with a roar of defiance.