A Long Second

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<<... Very well.>>

Asher's body soon materialized within the dilapidated room of an abandoned skyscraper. This place looked post-apocalyptic, with the high buildings barely standing and the lower ones destroyed. And just like always, the sky above was dark, filled with grey and green tinted clouds. But if one looked into the distance, they would actually find lighter clouds outside the ones that covered the city.

This was because there was something above the clouds in their sky. It was unmistakable, and too conspicuous to not notice. Those who had reached the edge of the city had even reported to see other smaller shadows flying around the wide dark patch covering their city. What was above their heads? Was it a really a living being? Or was it just a massive floating object.