The diamond gates of Aureum-Primus did not shatter under the weight of the Severance of Destiny; they dissolved into a fine, suffocating mist of gold leaf. As Ren Hanshin crossed the border, the bridge of sunlight behind him finally unraveled into the abyss, leaving him standing alone in the heart of the Sovereign's domain. This was a vertical labyrinth of compressed greed known as the Gilded Dungeon.
The air here was a heavy, shimmering aerosol of liquid wealth. Every breath Ren took was a transaction, a physical weight that tried to turn his lungs into solid bullion. The walls were made of translucent, high-carat gold, and within them, the shadows of those who had failed the Sovereign were preserved—warriors, poets, and minor gods, all turned into beautiful, useless statues of value.
[Synchronization: 66.5%]
[Condition: Midas-Infection (Stage 2)]
[Location: The Vault of Midas: Inner Sanctum]
