Emma spoke softly, her voice carrying a tinge of unease as she began. "The world is vast, Master, and much has changed while you rested. The other continent, Ash and Stone, is in turmoil. The council that ruled the mountains of ash—those demi-gods who governed with iron fists—has been declared missing. Civil war has already erupted across the land."
Chiron's brow furrowed slightly as he listened, memories of the vastness of this world surfacing. He had always known this place was far greater than the Earth he once called home. This world, sprawling and untamed, was many times larger, filled with dangers that dwarfed anything he had encountered in his previous life.
