I woke up to a sudden high-frequency sound reached my ears, it was so loud and at the same time, I can barely hear it. I covered my ears and so did Sellainor, the sound wouldn't stop and it seems that the others sleeping aren't bothered at all.
"W-what the hell is this?"
"It just suddenly came out of nowhere!"
"This is hurting my ears! C-crap, I don't want to be deaf!"
"C-calm down! Let's assess the situation...from what I can barely hear it seems to be coming from one direction!"
"Should we follow it and find the source?"
"That'll probably help us out!"
"Hop on!"
Sellainor transformed into her wyvern form and I hopped on. The sound was creating soundwaves in the air strong enough to cut down trees but luckily the trees were far from us so I don't have to worry about the others.
"It's coming from the north, towards the border!"
"Guess we'll be visiting it then! Full speed ahead!"
"Aye!"
Speeding through the dark night, only illuminated by the moon and the glowing white skin of Sellainor, we made our way north to the border. The sound got louder as we got nearer.
"Can you still keep up?!"
"Aye!"
After a few minutes of cruising through the air at violent speeds, we passed fields of trees, and finally, the grey wall that separates the two halves of this world was just right in front of us. Looming over us, the wall was as high as the tallest mountains...no it's even taller!
"S-so this is it..."
"I can't even fathom what kind of entity even built this..."
"Tarus! The sound is coming from below!"
"Let's land then!"
"Aye!"
Landing near the source of the noise, there was an entrance that seemed to be similar to a temple. Huge columns support the triangle-shaped "roof" and in the middle of it, all were two huge stone doors. The entrance itself seemed to be made of stone, the noise came from inside and it went out of the cracks through the seam of the doors.
"Look's like this is it."
"It looks manmade! Who could've built something this intricate?"
"Who knows? Let's head in."
"Aye!"
Pushing the giant double doors felt familiar...how many times have I pushed double doors? My anxiety welled up as the doors opened and a cold gust of wind chilled my body. The sound got louder as if it was calling for someone...for me...I took steps forward, my vision dimmed, my body felt heavy and cold.
"TARUS! SNAP OUT OF IT!"
Is someone calling for me? But I don't even see anyone...If I remember correctly I'm all alone in the dark...walking towards...nothingness? What's even going on?
[Tarus?]
"Zeichi?"
[W-what are you doing here?]
"I felt something calling for me...wait...why weren't you able to contact me? How did I end up here on the other side when I came out from my sector?"
[Tarus...at the moment I can't explain right now...]
"TARUS!"
"S-Sellainor?"
"You're going to get caught by the chains!"
"O-oh..."
I turned my gaze unto the entrance and there was an endless abyss of chains...
"Are you alright!?"
"Y-yea...I'll try to get rid of these chains..."
Zeichi was right in front of me...is something blocking us off? Maybe it's got to do something with me being here on the other side...
"Do what?"
"Corrode them, like this."
I summoned the Nemax and imbued it with corrosion, once the tip of the blade made contact with the chains, they started to dissipate.
"W-wow..."
"Let's enter shall we?"
"Aye!"
Without the chains in the way the room was empty and dark, the sound became louder once more and the source is likely to be ahead of us...
"The sound became even louder! I might not be able to bear with it!"
"Calm down, Sellainor! Ignore the sound and keep your mind clear."
Since it was too dark, I used the white flames as our light. The room inside seemed so small compared to the humongous border.
"Wow...these carvings seem ancient..."
"They depict war, bloodshed..."
"I don't like the aura of this place, let's find the source of the sound so that we can get out of here as soon as possible."
"Eeeep!"
"Sellainor?"
"I STEPPED ON SOMETHING! IT SEEMS TO BE A PRESSURE PLATE!"
"D-don't shout!"
The noise stopped, a light appeared in front of us, chains rattled, something was trying to break free violently.
"Sellainor, keep your guard up."
"Y-yes..."
I got near the source and to my surprise, there was a sword thrust into the ground and chained. This blade was the one rattling strong enough to produce those sounds...Just before the blade of the sword, there was a huge ornamental circle with two arms in the middle...a clock? The pommel also looked like a clock, the blade itself was covered in scratches and very dull...
"A sword?"
"What's it doing here then? Why is it all chained up?"
"To prevent someone from stealing it?"
"Possible."
"You ought to be careful approaching it Tarus!"
"I'll take that to mind."
The closer I got, the more violent it shook, cutting the iron chains free by using corrosion the sword stopped moving and it pulled me to grab it which I couldn't resist. Crap it's too strong...a few more feet and I'll be coming into contact with the sword.
"Tarus!"
"Stay where you are!"
Then suddenly the blade flew to my right hand and the pulling stopped which got me off balance. The sword was light and the clock in it started to spin violently.
"Ok good thing the pulling and annoying rattling sound stopped."
"Well, that was anticlimactic..."
"Haha, good one!"
As I laughed at Sellainor's joke, the sword shined a bright white light that blinded us. Time itself started to crumble as my perspective was warped and cracks started appearing on my vision.
"SELLAINOR!"
"TARUS!"
[Welcome to the dungeon of time...] a mystifying voice suddenly spoke