Ath3na blinked to alertness as if she'd just woken from a long dream.
"W-what?" she whispered. "What's going on?"
A heavy mist coiled around her feet. It was all she could see for the world around her was pitch-black, and yet, this didn't seem to bother her at all.
"Come," said a soft feminine voice. "Come…"
She took one step forward. Then another, and then one more, until she was strolling through the darkness and moving ever forward. To what, she didn't know. All she had was this feeling of being compelled to keep on walking.
A tiny speck of light flared up just beyond her vision, causing Ath3na to run toward it. It didn't take long for her to get to where the light was, and when she finally saw what had caused it, Ath3na felt her throat go dry.
Before Ath3na lay a small pile of glowing azure marbles. They were high-grade soul stones.
"Go ahead," the voice whispered into Ath3na's ears.
