Young Aether stared at the crimson beacon burning across the heavens like an emergency flare.
His friends were in danger.
^What should we do? We haven't got her access code for her suit.^
Young Aether tightened his fist before letting out a quiet sigh. "Well... it wouldn't be the last time."
He snapped his fingers.
"Wa—"
A circular portal instantly unfolded beneath Nova's feet. Before she could react, she was dropped.
Instead of crashing onto another empty grassy field, she landed before an enormous white temple whose marble-like walls shimmered with flowing golden inscriptions. Towering pillars reached into the heavens.
"W... Where am I?"
She slowly stood, rubbing her sore butt before lifting her gaze toward the majestic temple. Her confused expression gradually softened into a faint smile.
"Is it... really him?" she whispered.
Her heart wavered.
She couldn't tell whether everything happening around her was real or merely another dream.
