Daemonium Trials

[Ivan’s POV]

Heat pressing strongly against my skin was the first thing to break the darkness that was encompassing me. It wasn’t necessarily too hot, but it was extremely uncomfortable and made it impossible to ignore.

Opening my eyes, I stared above me at what looked like the roof of a cave, but flared occasionally from fire that was snaking its way through it.

"What the hell?" I growled, slowly sitting up and taking in my surroundings. "Where am I?"

As I took everything in, images of Arissa’s horror-filled face flashed across my mind, reminding me of the events that led up to this.

Dammit! That bitch that cursed Arissa managed to play quite the trick on me. All the memories were now rolling in like waves from the earth beneath my feet opening up like a giant mouth to eat me, unable to avoid being swallowed up by it.

What the hell was I supposed to do now? No matter how you twisted it, I was trapped here and escaping the way I entered just wasn’t an option. However, as I continued t