Darian and Niara appeared on the exact same small planet where they had arrived when they first came to that universe. Darian took out his flying boat, and the two of them shot off toward the planet of the Rainbow Cranes, sparing no resources to get there as fast as possible.
They had just under four days to return, and this was a golden and unique opportunity in a high-level universe. After all, everyone from the enemy planets who had also taken part in this mission had died. So, for them, the mission had completely failed, and their Celestial Altar no longer had an open connection to this universe.
Joint missions in the universe were common among the blessed, and the rules and details about such things were already very clear to everyone. The objective was meant for just one person, and if any of them achieved it, technically, everyone was considered a winner. But for that, obviously, they had to survive.
