Immortal Mythos: Bound by Void-Chapter 55 - 71: The Pulse Behind the Door

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The flame within the orb dimmed back to a soft blue, but its glow no longer felt passive—it watched. Yuki pulled his hand away slowly, fingers trembling from the sheer weight of what had touched him.

"Yuki..." Aiko's voice cracked as she knelt beside him, her hand brushing his shoulder. "What was that?"

He met her eyes, his own distant. "I saw... a war. And something ancient. Something waiting." His voice sounded almost not his own.

Himari moved to the orb, not daring to touch it. "That flame—it's connected to the sealed door. The whispers... they're stronger now."

Ren, arms crossed and wings twitching at his back, eyed Yuki warily. "And you're the only one it responded to. We need to be careful. That flame didn't just acknowledge you. It marked you."

Kai, holding a strange new dish he'd tried to cook mid-mystical moment, sighed. "So, we're cursed. Again."

Aiko managed a small laugh. "You picked a weird time for ramen stew, Kai."

"It's stress cooking," Kai said defensively. "We're unlocking ancient secrets and I didn't eat breakfast!"

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Yuki chuckled, breaking the tension, but the weight on his shoulders remained.

Suddenly, the door at the far end of the chamber—etched with glowing glyphs—rumbled. Dust fell from its frame. The flame pulsed in sync.

Yuki stood.

"I think... it's time."

A low hum vibrated through the chamber floor, rising in intensity with each heartbeat. The glyphs along the door flared brighter, burning gold against the stone, as if recognizing Yuki's presence.

Aiko stood beside him now, eyes locked on the shifting door. "Do we open it?"

"No," Ren said sharply, stepping forward. "It's opening for him."

With a groan like a slumbering beast disturbed, the door cracked open. A cold wind spilled out—not just air, but something older, something untouched by time.

Everyone froze.

Beyond the threshold was only darkness. Not empty, not silent—alive.

From within that void, a single sound echoed out.

A heartbeat.

And it wasn't Yuki's.

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