Guardian of the Abyss:
Phase Two

He does not speak. Yet something weighs upon him – older than memory itself. This guardian is not a protector in the usual sense. He was not created to defend, but to bear. Bound deep within the stone, he carries an invisible weight. A force that must never be unleashed. No glance, no gesture reveals what truly lies hidden within him. His form appears still, almost motionless – yet tension lives beneath the surface. It is said: Should the stone around him ever completely break, it would not be the guardian who is freed… but that which he has held back all this time.