First Order of Darkness

After an unknown amount of time passed, the dark blue corporeal cube under the small shop started to become fainter while the darkness inside the cube seemed to be sucked into something. 

Ace's sitting figure was revealed to be completely fine as if nothing had happened. But he appeared to be an empty husk as there were no signs of breathing. 

But right at this moment, the space around Ace startled to churn, and any sign of light in this place vanished as it became darker than black within an instant. 

However, this strange phenomenon only remained for a moment before it was gone, and at this moment, Ace's eyes snapped open, revealing abyssal-like dark eyes before turning into normal. But his expression went ashen instantly as he started to pant like crazy, his body drenched with cold sweat. 

At this moment, the system's voice rang, 

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