The world beyond was a void. Not white. Not black. Just… absence. Space that shouldn't exist. A pocket of null layered with fragments of stone and broken emblems, frozen in gravity-less suspension. Each piece floated, unmoving, as if time had stopped entirely within the chamber.
At the center of it, a figure sat.
Cross-legged. Barefoot. Cloaked in tattered grey and black layers that pulsed gently, like held-back energy trying to breathe. His face was hidden under a hood, but even from a distance, Leon could tell—
He wasn't suppressing power.
He was suppressing everything.
"Rank 82," Roman murmured from the viewing screen. "Is he meditating?"
"No," Kael answered, eyes wide. "He's holding himself still. There's a difference."
Leon stepped into the void chamber.
The moment he crossed the threshold, the system finally spoke.
[You have entered the Sealed Dominion]
Opponent: Raen, the Shackled Star
Condition: Survive without unleashing your full power.
