When the mist before Byron and his two companions cleared and their vision returned, they found themselves on an island that seemed immensely vast.
All the other people who had entered with them had vanished without a trace, evidently dispersed to other parts of the island, with each group separated by at least several kilometers.
Surrounding them was a typical tropical rainforest. However, like the other areas in the Hundred Beasts Paradise, all vegetation and animals were exceptionally large.
Lofty trees reached into the clouds, and shrubs obscured the sky; even the smallest weed was taller than an adult.
Byron's two companion ravens, Hugin and Munin, took to the air at the first opportunity.
Atahualpa drew his camel-head gold saber, and one of Violet's hands transformed into a glittering silver revolving Axe Gun.
