Dark realm

Previously

…“I choose,” Elias said, his voice steady, resonating with the power of his new form and the conviction of his old mind. “I choose to fight.” The chamber seemed to hold its breath as his words hung in the air. Kael, momentarily stunned by Elias’s declaration, lowered his blade, a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes. The forgotten threat was stirring, and the scholar-turned-demon had just accepted his role in the coming storm. The echoes of the past had led him to a terrifying, yet undeniable, future.