As Xander stepped out through the portal, it brought him back to the prayer hall inside Cynthia's shrine where the High Priestess was waiting with the other priestesses and a group of oracles.
"A Dreamwalker returns from the world of souls and a sleeping corpse awakes from its slumber. The natural laws have been flipped on their heads and the shrine of the Goddess defiled. How can a mere boy challenge the will of the deities?" the High Priestess spoke in a prophetic voice without directly addressing anyone.
Xander looked a bit puzzled by the whole scene, but everything became clear when the oracles moved aside, letting him have a look at the altar.
"Xander! What…what happened?" Leena asked, sitting up straight and looking at them in confusion. "We were fighting the cultists on Mount Orion…and then I don't remember anything," she said, a little nervously.
