Transition, Pt. III

Akasan and Gaia were speeding through space on their way to Asgard.

Gaia looked around at all the different colors. "This is taking longer than I expected."

"It's because we made sort of a tunnel between the realms. We have to pass the Overworld before we make way for Asgard..." 

Akasan frowned. He looked at his hands. Black mist was trailing off of them. "No... something's not right."

Gaia looked over. "What is that...? Dark energy? But we're the only ones here..."

FSSSSH!!!!

Glowing black light traced itself all over Akasan's body in a flash. He found himself unable to move. "No!! Damnit!!"

Gaia was now going in a separate way. She reached out. "Akasan!!"

"I'll... I'll be fine!! Just lay low until I get there!!"

In the very next moment, Gaia was already an infinite distance away.