The explosion filled the entire cavern in an instant, a detonation so brutal and so close that the ground shook and several fragments of rock fell from the ceiling, striking the floor with echoes that multiplied across all the walls at once.
Veronica was already in the air when it happened, pulling away with a jump she had executed purely on instinct before her mind had fully processed the command. She landed several meters from the epicenter, crouched, daggers ready, her eyes shielding themselves from the dust and debris cutting through the air in every direction.
Guts. Bones. Fragments of flesh and cloth rained down across the cavern floor with a grotesque abundance, covering the rock in a damp, dark layer that faintly shimmered under the residual magic still lingering in the air.
