Aiden's foot touched the golden threadโ
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
A deafening CRACK split through reality as the golden path pulsed, warping, twisting, reshaping itself. The mark on Aiden's palm burned, its silver and black glow expanding outward like veins of corruption through the golden light.
Then, all at onceโ
Everything collapsed inward.
Aiden gasped as the world snapped back into focus.
He was no longer standing in the void.
Insteadโ
He was falling.
โ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ!
Aiden crashed into the ground, his body slamming into the earth with enough force to carve a crater into the battlefield below. Dust and debris exploded outward, and the entire battlefield went silent.
Thenโ
"AIDEN!"
Myne's voice cut through the chaos. She appeared in an instant, her shadowmancy shifting the light around her as she landed beside him. "Damn it, what happened?! One second, you vanishedโ" She froze, eyes locking onto his hand.
