"I will find it."
Having said that, Ian's Aether Body completely dissipated.
The Galewind Dragon King watched the motes of aether light left behind by Ian's dispersal. It stared for a while, then began to laugh.
[Then I truly can't wait]
Murmuring softly, it turned its head forward and began accelerating toward Terra.
It had never doubted whether Ian could succeed.
Because Ian had never once failed.
On the other side of space-time.
Terra.
Steep Ridge Fortress.
The Heart of Terra and Aina were preparing to leave.
"Remember, you must keep this a secret."
Before departing, the Heart of Terra spoke to the Duke of Steep Ridge. The other was dazed for a moment, then came back to himself: [You mean, The End?]
"Yes. We cannot allow news of The End—by which I mean the Great Demise outside the Terra Cradle—to leak out."
[Why?]
