In unknown space.
Rain stared at the sky for a while, where all the stars had disappeared, making it completely dark. Then he looked at his surroundings.
Aside from the fact that Aelorian was nowhere near him, this place seemed identical to the previous one, down to every rock and tree. But Rain felt as if everything around him had changed, as if it had become unfamiliar to him.
Even the Rift Master was in no hurry to attack him, as if letting him enjoy his last moments of life, already considering itself the ultimate victor.
"You've already felt it, right? This is the end for you."
The wounds on its body were now healing quickly and its polar glow colored fur was now covered in an unusual aura as it looked at the young man before it. He was the first human the Rift Master had interacted with in over a century and maybe not on purpose, but he had freed it from its shackles that had long held it back. So before it devoured him, it had the urge to talk to him.
