I remembered… everything.
Since Xaldreth was connected to Michael, having him manifest by calling his name had also brought the protagonist back to reality.
And having Michael back made me remember everything about the God Who Eats Is, and his many assaulting ambushes on us.
Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to mull over much of it.
Because the moment I uttered his name, the world held its breath.
The cold wind flowed no more, and no longer did the crimson moonlight paint the valley in shades of rust.
Everything in the entire canyon, from the distant groan of shifting stone to the persistent howl of air funneling between the cliffs, simply fell silent, all of it drowned beneath a bleak tint of gray and black.
Colors bled out of the world.
Time froze, and with it, I froze as well.
…Well, not all of me.
