The words of the puppet Aphro deeply shocked Rod and made him realize the reality even more thoroughly.
This world had completely fallen into darkness and was accelerating in its plunge, with Black Fog eroding all of time and space it could reach, turning countless strong beings into monsters.
Surviving humans huddled by the light of fires, trembling in the howling Gale and boundless darkness, while the eerie shapes of monsters flickered in and out of sight at the misty edge where the fire's light met the Black Fog.
What was more terrifying was that within humanity itself, there were madmen trying to extinguish the fires and embrace the darkness.
And Rod knew all too well that there was something even more horrific—the Holy Fire that supported human existence was on the verge of collapse.
Once the Holy Fire went out, the consequences would be unimaginable.