(The wider universe, Leo's POV)
*THRUM*
*SHUDDER*
Leo's craft trembled as it crossed the boundary between the Stilled World and the wider universe, as after several decades spent within that sealed and silent realm, he finally stepped back into the lively cosmos once more.
"I am back…"
He murmured, feeling an odd sense of liberation rise slowly within him, as although the Stilled World was rich in mana and unmatched in safety, it had somehow never stopped feeling like a quiet prison to him, that was built for someone else's peace rather than his own.
"Back where I belong…"
He finished softly, his gaze drifting toward the endless black outside the craft's window, as to him, this void, these distant stars and this thinner mana felt homely.
*Click*
*Click*
He tapped a few instructions on the data slate, and soon, a flight tracker updated before him, showing him the estimated arrival time to planet Nemo at 14 hours and 35 minutes.
