The return journey took much less time than when they traveled to the Grey Ruins. They no longer needed to make their way back to the second layer of Bator Hell and then indirectly return next to the Curse Bone Gate. When the surroundings turned crimson again, and there was no longer the power of the Grey Plane hindering the spell of the "Gate to the Otherworld," Lynch was already standing outside the Bronze Fortress with Eryies.
The air here still carried the scent of metal and blood, like the smell beneath the armor of a valiant warrior returning from the battlefield, always producing an exhilarating feeling. The frenzied atmosphere enveloped the two who had returned from the Despair Wilderness, elevating their confidence to its peak—nothing could stop them now.
