A faint sound echoed through the area, almost like a creak, but deeper, and it came, without a doubt, from the door itself, as it began to tremble.
A small crack appeared in the middle of the massive door before it slowly began to widen, but no one had time to even look toward it, because in that exact instant, a crushing pressure slammed down over the entire space.
Almost immediately, the two members of Elena's group felt their legs give out. Before they could even react, they lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Elena, standing right beside them, didn't have time to worry about her companions, because she too felt a sudden, violent sense of danger coming from the door, not an immediate physical threat, but something else entirely. It was as if something inside her was reacting violently to whatever lay beyond that door.
She felt an icy sensation cut through her very soul, while for some reason she sensed death drawing closer and closer.
