The city started to tremble. The ground beneath Rhys's feet shook violently. The silent, ruined towers around them began to crumble.
Large pieces of ancient stone fell into the dark water, sending up huge clouds of silt. The whispers that filled the water grew louder.
They turned from sad murmurs into a single, deafening roar of hunger. Rhys instinctively grabbed Yuki, pulling her close to protect her from the falling debris.
[Yu swhuld ttink abwt yurself hos…]
'What?' he thought.
The System's voice was garbled. It did not make any sense. Everything started to become vague in his eyes. He thought he was hugging Yuki, but he was not hugging her at all.
He felt nothing in his arms. He blinked, trying to focus. But when his eyelids opened, the place where he should have been was gone.
The focus of his eyes changed.
He was in a small, simple room. The walls were made of rough, dark wood. A single, square window let in the bright morning light.
