After many days since the shadows swallowed up the skies, the sun had finally begun its ascent, casting its warm rays over the dark lands and banishing the shadow people and beasts to the safety of the dark forest.
The vast plains of death and decay that was the dark lands were now visible for miles, bounded by the dark forest on one side and the rocky mountainous terrain on the other.
Of course, one could not see as far as the barrier of Dune City from this point, with how deep into the dark lands the shadow tower was, it would take at least a few days of flight.
Xenon stood in the courtyard of the shadow tower, he tilted his head back, so the rays of the sun directly hit his face. The warmth of the sun presented a distant feeling of familiarity, and it dispelled the chilling cold that had engulfed Xenon's heart with each moment he spent in these shadowy plains
