The moment Darian left the second phase of the Trial, all the shadows under his control in the Wild World — the ones that had just stayed frozen in place where everything had gone down — lost their karmic connection with him. Just like that, they faded out, and their bodies finally died for real.
Meanwhile, Darian found himself crossing through a dense layer of grayish mist.
Everything around him warped; it was like walking through a portal. The whole space in that central region had been altered. Inside, it was so vast that, even if you combined all the land from the first and second phases, it wouldn't even reach 5% of its size.
Suddenly, daylight hit him and his vision stabilized.
He found himself flying above a calm, green field. A soft, fresh breeze brushed against him, and then he slowly landed on the ground.
When he took a deep breath... he felt completely dazed.
