Alberto opened his eyes to a void—a vast, endless expanse of darkness that stretched in every direction. There was no ground beneath his feet, no sky above his head, only an infinite abyss that seemed to pulse with a faint, otherworldly glow. He floated weightlessly, his mind struggling to make sense of his surroundings.
Am I dead?
The question echoed in his mind, sharp and insistent. He tried to recall what had happened. The last thing he remembered was the helicopter had exploded— by the lion-man. After that… nothing. Just darkness.
"Mortal, welcome back to my domain!"
The voice was thunderous, reverberating through the void like the tolling of a cosmic bell. Alberto's head snapped up, and his breath caught in his throat.