Aiden stared at the River of Time for what felt like years, completely immersed in its flow. When he finally opened his eyes, it took a moment for him to register his surroundings. Everything around him seemed off—slow, like the world was moving frame by frame.
"Is it just me, or am I seeing things in slow motion?" Aiden mumbled, noticing how even the air seemed to crawl sluggishly. The only thing that moved at a normal pace was the River of Time itself, flowing endlessly without interruption.
[You've comprehended the Rule of Acceleration,] Nexus's voice echoed in his mind, though even her voice seemed to come from afar, slow and drawn out. Aiden glanced toward her, noticing that her movements were also in slow motion, though she simply sat across from him with calm eyes.
