The shimmering green water of the Transition Sea grew heavy. As the Kashima Maru crossed the invisible border into the Astral Realm of the God of Gold, the atmosphere underwent a chemical shift. The oxygen seemed to bind with ions, making every breath taste of copper and cold iron. This was the buffer zone, the final cage guarding the entrance to Aureum-Primus, the true sanctum of the God of Wealth.
Ren Hanshin stood at the prow, the Severance of Destiny held loosely at his side. The amber-red glow of the scythe's blade cast long, jagged shadows across the deck, shadows that did not move with the swaying of the ship.
[Synchronization: 62.1%]
[Level: 109]
[Location: The Gilded Dungeon - Astral Realm]
