FIGHTING WITH YOUR PRIDE

[UNKNOWN LOCATION]

Quinn draped on a robe and turned to leave the room.

"I have to go, but I'll be back soon. Get some rest, okay"

"Be careful," Helga said, coming from behind him.

Quinn smiled.

"...Of course"

…....

[THE SPIRIT REALM]

The land was desolate and the air dry. There was a blood-red moon in the sky and a stark silence filled the region.

From the center of the dessert, a tremor could be felt sweeping through the land and into the very core of the earth. The sand began to dance and bounce around as a hole slowly opened up, swallowing up a large amount of the sand as it widened.

A large circle rose from the ground, creating a platform. Once it did, the tremors stopped and a foot stepped onto the platform.

"For as the master wishes, so do the beast wish"

Apophane looked like a drop of snow upon the red sand in the spirit realm, his robe billowed in the wind as he turned and rose his hand up.