Chapter 1667 Chapter 1485: The Abyss

Chapter 1667 Chapter 1485: The Abyss

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The forest loomed, a silent titan against the fading light. Towering trees, their bark gnarled and black as aged leather, clawed at the twilight sky. Their branches, thick and heavy, intertwined to form a dense canopy that choked out the sun's last rays, leaving the forest floor in an inky gloom. An unsettling silence hung in the air, broken only by the occasional rustle of unseen creatures or the creak of a straining branch under its own weight.

The air itself felt thick and ancient, heavy with the scent of damp earth, decaying leaves, and something else, something deeper and more primal – the musky odor of things long undisturbed. Vines, like petrified serpents, snaked across the forest floor, their sinuous forms adding to the sense of untamed wilderness.

Here and there, ghostly wisps of fog clung stubbornly to the ground, swirling around moss-covered boulders and the skeletal remains of fallen giants, testaments to the relentless passage of time. The silence pressed in, a living entity that seemed to prickle the skin and raise the hairs on the back of one's neck. This was a place where the sun rarely dared to intrude, a realm of shadows and secrets, a world untouched by civilization and watched over by unseen eyes. It was a place that demanded respect, a place where even the bravest soul might feel a tremor of fear.

In the heart of this ancient, suffocating forest, even deeper than the reach of sunlight or the bravest creature, lay a place shunned by all living things. It wasn't a clearing bathed in an eerie glow, nor a gnarled thicket teeming with unseen dangers. No, this place was devoid of everything – devoid of sound, devoid of movement, devoid even of the whispers of decay. It was a dead zone, a void carved into the very fabric of existence.

The trees here thinned drastically, their branches twisted and skeletal as if clawing away from the center. The forest floor, usually a damp tapestry of leaves and moss, became barren, a hard-packed, cracked expanse of earth that seemed to absorb all light. The air itself grew thin, a chilling emptiness that made breathing a conscious effort.

Despair threatened to engulf Alex as he hovered before the Abyss. The suffocating air, the chilling silence, the oppressive weight of his predicament – all conspired to crush his spirit. But then, a spark of defiance flickered in his eyes. A single, low murmur escaped his lips, a declaration more than a whisper.

"Time to go down!"

The world shuddered as the change began. With a deep, guttural growl, Alex's body contorted and warped. His clothes ripped apart, shredding into wisps of fabric that were instantly devoured by the stagnant air. Black scales, each one the size of a dinner plate, erupted from his skin, shimmering with an unnatural sheen. Powerful wings, vast and membranous, unfurled from his back, blotting out the already meager light filtering through the skeletal trees.

His arms lengthened and thickened, claws tipped with obsidian extending from his fingertips. His face stretched and morphed, powerful jaws lined with razor-sharp teeth replacing his human features. A long, sinuous tail erupted from his lower back, lashing back and forth, stirring up a miniature dust storm on the barren ground.

In a heartbeat, Alex was no longer a man. He had become a magnificent, terrifying creature – a giant black dragon. The embodiment of raw power and primal fury. The air crackled with dark energy as he flexed his newfound form, the very ground trembling beneath the immense weight of his draconic body.

The change was complete. Now, the question remained. Would the Abyss consume even a creature of such immense power? Or would Alex, the black dragon, become the first to conquer the forbidden zone? A feral grin stretched across his new, elongated maw. There was only one way to find out.

With a powerful beat of his wings, Alex propelled himself forward, aiming straight for the swirling vortex of the Abyss. The black hole seemed to pulse with a malevolent glee as he drew closer, a cosmic predator anticipating its next meal. But Alex, the black dragon, met its gaze with a fire of his own – this was going to be fun. Time to end this trip for good.