Both wolves made countless sharp turns, weaving through the maze at terrifying speed. They ran for several kilometers until they finally came to a halt.
Aren dismissed them with a thought.
The shadows dissolved, and the group steadied themselves, getting back on their feet.
"That was… an unexpected turn," Aiden said, still breathing a little heavily, his mind replaying the image of the giant that had appeared earlier.
"What sort of monster is that even supposed to be?" Kira asked, glancing back instinctively, as if expecting it to appear again at any moment.
"I doubt that thing is a monster at all," Aren said calmly.
"Hm?" Aiden turned toward him. "Then what would it be?"
"Something imprisoned here," Zero replied, her voice low. "The message said so."
That reminder pulled all of them back to the warning they had received earlier.
"So it could be from some other world?" Kira asked.
"I think that's it," Aren muttered.
