Darkness. Lind knew only darkness but he was not simply asleep or dreaming. He felt like he was growing back to his peak when the world went completely dark.
It was as if something was trying to happen but it was struggling.
Eventually, a flickering flame in a familiar hearth appeared. The dark stones were well fitted together and the dark wooden mantle held many artifacts but he frowned as the rest of the study slowly appeared around him.
Previously, it had all felt far more real than anything else, yet now it felt as fragile as glass.
The once fine furniture was showing signs of near depletion of Qi. The carpets were little better than rags and he saw the shattered window looking out on the ruins of the once brightly lit city in the mountains.
Even that vista felt like it was fading. What was going on with the future?
"I was so slow back then too but you need not fear the future." A faint voice made Lind whip around only to freeze.
