At the age of 312, Zero began to live in the Shattered Plane. He could not leave the place for fifty years, so he used this time to think and reflect. It was the first time in his life that he had ever lost so badly. Before that, he never trained, never studied, and never respected anyone. Everything came easy for him. But now, he had a goal. He wanted to get stronger. He wanted to beat Ian. He wanted to become a real God, not just in name, but in power.
At the age of 313, Zero started to walk around the rivers of the Shattered Plane. He saw many souls in boats, moving quietly across the waters. He kept his distance from the black-robed skeletons who guided the boats. He remembered his father's warning. But he also became more curious. One night, he tried to talk to one of the souls in the boat. The soul had no mouth, no face, and no words. But somehow, Zero felt pain in his head after the meeting. It gave him strange dreams about energy, time, and light.
