As Rowan opened the bag he was carrying, he found a ring in the shape of a crocodile, yes, it was the crocodile ring that the high priest had placed in his bag. He decided to try wearing the ring for the first time, and when he did, he felt an incredibly powerful surge of energy, causing Rowan to faint.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a dark room that seemed endless. In the darkness, he could see a chair that radiated black and white light, and an entity sat upon it. As Rowan looked at the entity, he realized it was Khuttuk.
Rowan's question was, "How is Khuttuk still alive?" Just as this thought crossed his mind, Khuttuk said, "Your reality is now in my hands, and no one will help you from now on," with a sinister laugh filling the dark world. Khuttuk then launched an attack that shattered the ground of the dark world.
However, thanks to the ring he was wearing, Khuttuk appeared to be afraid after launching the attack. The attack was blocked by something enormous, and a large crocodile shadow emerged, targeting Khuttuk's eyes sharply. The crocodile opened its mouth and unleashed an unexpected attack, hitting Khuttuk squarely. Khuttuk's body was destroyed, but he managed to reform even though he had turned to dust.
Khuttuk launched another attack, and in an instant, the crocodile disappeared and turned to dust, flying swiftly towards Rowan. All the dust transformed into a formidable shield-like armor. Khuttuk, now infuriated, struck the dark world, destroying it. Rowan fell into an endless abyss, while Khuttuk remained standing on the surface, seemingly floating.
As Rowan fell, he suddenly felt something lifting him. It was Azrael, who lifted Rowan up and pierced towards Khuttuk's dark world. Azrael's arrival illuminated the dark world, and Azrael said to Khuttuk, "You will perish in my hands!" Khuttuk responded with a seething anger, "Come here!" They engaged in a battle, destroying the boundless dark world. Their powers filled the sky and the limitless vistas of a part of the Zephyria.
The battle brought destruction to all the places in Rowan's vision, and finally, after almost reaching the peak of annihilation, Azrael emerged victorious. He sealed Khuttuk in an endless and boundless chasm in a world called the Abyss of Emptiness. Khuttuk was tormented by the power of the abyss, which shattered his mind and his strength.
Rowan thanked Azrael, but before Azrael left, he asked who he really was. Azrael replied, "I am the messenger who will complete your journey." Shortly after that, Rowan woke up, feeling that everything that had happened was real, but Azrael had arranged everything to return to normal.
Rowan still wore the crocodile ring, but nothing seemed to be happening until creatures from the nearby forest came and attacked him. Rowan panicked and ran, but he stumbled, and the creatures nearly killed him. He was saved by something. As he looked towards the creatures, their heads were suddenly severed by a sentient shield-like armor, carrying a sharp sword.
Rowan asked, "Who are you?" The entity replied, "I am the manifestation of the power of the crocodile ring you wear." Rowan understood what he meant and asked, "What's your name?" The entity answered, "My name is Haval."
While they were talking, the horde of savage creatures returned, this time in a group, and they ran towards Haval and Rowan. Haval said, "Get ready." Just as Rowan was about to ask what he meant, Haval transformed into dust and merged with Rowan's body, forming the same shield-like armor as before. Even though Haval had become the armor, he could still communicate with Rowan. Haval said, "Charge!" Rowan instinctively advanced towards the oncoming creatures with the sword in his hand, with no choice but to cut down all the creatures.
Rowan slashed, and with one swing, dozens of the creatures died. As the creatures kept coming, Haval said, "Plant the sword into the ground." Rowan followed Haval's command. After Rowan planted the sword into the ground, all the creatures became blurry and vanished without a trace. Haval said, "Well done." Rowan smiled and said, "It turns out this ring is better than the high priest claimed."