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[DING]
[Skill, Soul Core 3-Star has activated]
The ringing of the System bell went unnoticed to Dale as he felt a weak tug pull him somewhere distant and far away.
Further and further away, yet incomprehensibly close and warm.
A place beyond… Drifting between...
/Shuaaa…/
/Open…/
"... Hm?"
Dale opened his eyes to an eternally stretching field clad in dark shadows.
There was a faint... Glow to this place. It barely illuminated the surroundings, enough to help him see his hands and the ground he stood on.
Because of the transient shadows, sometimes he lost his sense of direction as they passed through his body, enveloping him in their cold mist.
Whenever those moments occurred, Dale saw himself lost, not only in body but also in mind.
Like the mist inside his mind, clouding his judgment, those trails of dark shadows inhibited his thoughts, even if for fractions of a moment.
