After passing through the doorway, the Hero's party found themselves in an entirely new landscape. The scene before them was desolate and grim. Barren lands stretched out, the soil blackened and devoid of life. A haunting silence pervaded the surroundings, where once-mighty trees stood withered and lifeless.
Moving forward, they found themselves navigating terrain that resembled a vast canyon. Towering rock formations enclosed them, forming walls that hemmed them in. Strangely, the sides of these imposing canyon walls featured numerous stone gargoyle heads, their expressions frozen in eerie grimaces.
As they advanced cautiously through this unsettling environment, Maximus voiced the realization that had settled upon them all.
"From what Sylvana divulged, it seems the second guardian shares a kinship with darkness element."
