They had entered the very heart of the abyss, the halo plate they were standing on. They became invisible to the eyes of the monsters when Orion pressed something on a virtual interface.
"Don't be afraid, they can't see us anymore, just as long as you don't leave this halo plate." A rhino-lizard beast, red with six eyes—some large, some small—passed by them. "If I answer your question, I will also ask you a question. Even though we already have an agreement, are you truly ready to accept the responsibility as Orion's hunter?"
There was a wide pavilion beneath the abyssal heart, with a dozen floating weapons on each side, of varying colors. The flame-colored bow was the first thing Xerxez noticed, but what caught his attention even more was the blue sword.
"My answer will not change. I promised myself to serve the Thallerion race. The world is difficult without a reliable entity, because we are just humans. What about you? Can you put others before yourself?"
