Closing the Door

The fog rolled in as the sea of darkness receded. 

"Is… is it over…" The Zoog looked cautiously around. Gu Jun's team was still there but the House of Worm had disappeared without a trace. The last thing the Zoog saw was the thousand-eyed worm detonating into pieces while screaming madly. Its eyes floated down like snow. Eventually the giant shadow that casted over them disappeared. It was as if a weight, that was placed on them, had been lifted. The suffocating stench dissipated, replaced by a spring-like fresh air. Everyone was where they were, Gold still carrying the injured Ma Feng, Gu Jun holding two handfuls of syringes while gasping for air… 

The latter looked around, the sound of the departed had disappeared, so did their eyes. But he appeared to hear a different kind voice summoning him. 'It feels like someone is trying to enter the dream… It sounds like Monitor...'