The Water Between Reality

The orb pulsed as he got close, and Yren could almost feel something pulling him closer to it. It was like an indescribable force that was drawing him closer to the blue glow.

Yren reached out his hand and touched the blue Dungeon Core, and nothing happened. Then Yren tried to take his hand away, but it wouldn't budge.

Then the blue light started to crawl up Yrens arm, and he started to scream. There was no stopping them; his body was being torn apart at the cellular level and put back together.

The pain was uncontrolled, and there was no blocking it by passing out. Through it all, there was one message that appeared in his vision.

[Dungeon Authority System Activated!]

Suddenly, Yren was floating in water, but he didn't need to breathe. This place was a space between everything, but it was only what Yren wanted it to be, and he was standing on an endless beach.