Salim screamed, his heart pounding unbelievably fast.
A massive shadow emerged from the crack, its eyes glowing red, its body like a moving stone, yet brimming with mysterious power.
Salim tried to run, but his feet felt as if they were rooted to the ground.
The soldier who had shouted "Run!" fell before him, trying to shield him, but the shadow closed in with incredible speed.
Then, suddenly… a beam of blue light emanated from Salim's hand.
He didn't know where it came from… but he felt a strange power surge through his body.
The shadow recoiled for a moment, as if it had tasted something it had never known before.
An inner voice, calm but resolute, said to Salim,
"You are… the Chosen One."
Salim didn't understand.
"The Chosen One? What are you talking about?"
The voice replied,
"The Island of Immortality appears only to those with a heart that knows no fear… You will change the destiny of the Four Kingdoms."