All signs pointed to one unsettling truth: Ethan's arrival in the Umbral Star—specifically, here in the Sea of Death—had been foreseen by someone long ago. The existence of the four great cities scattered across this waste land couldn't be a coincidence. Perhaps they had been left behind for him, carefully arranged by a hand from the distant past.
Whoever that person was, it was unlikely they hadn't predicted that Ethan would one day step into the Spirit Realm. If so, there might still be traces of their design hidden in the higher levels of this place—clues, or even relics, waiting to be discovered.
The questions gnawed at him. Who was this mysterious figure? Why was the Sea of Death linked to the Ethereal? What was the true significance of Ethereal, the game that had originated on Earth? Could all of this still be connected to Morzan's schemes?
