A grand castle spread in front of us as we entered the land of the Outer Gods. Like a stitched homunculus made from mixing dozens of different species, the world around us seemed to have pieces of all the worlds ruined by the Outer Gods.
As soon as I stepped through, my eyes turned cold.
No one else had followed just yet.
Through the gates that led to the world of the Outer Gods, I stepped in first and told them to wait it out for ten minutes.
I could sense it, quite a few of the Outer Gods had turned to me.
"Catene, how are you feeling?"
—Whirr!
The chains hanging from my neck turned into an oversized coat covering my body as I brought my hands together.
"STAGE."
My voice echoed through the entire world of the Outer Gods.
"Seven."
Clouds of black spread over the skies of the world of the Outer Gods. Their numbers were far lesser than anyone would expect.
I sensed four presences turn to me in the distant castle up ahead.
That was it.
