"How fascinating,"
Ian, now possessed of no small measure of strength, had already overcome unimaginably powerful adversaries, and before him stood an ancient, mysterious relic from a pre-era.
And this relic, moreover, was the very one his teacher had entrusted him to explore, to attempt to halt its strange mutations.
——Right.
——This is... the life I want.
——This is the kind of days I yearn to experience.
With such emotions in his heart, his footsteps, solitary yet not lonely, echoed through the limestone cavern deep underground, the growing radiance of Spirit Energy in his eyes illuminating the winding, complex yet smooth and polished walls.
He continued forward with an excited spring in his step, filled with anticipation, joy, and even gratitude.
Until at last.
The small cave was nearing its end.
A light, far brighter than the interior of the cave, appeared at the end of the tunnel, making the exit seem like a gate made of light.
