The space was utterly empty. Even the blood that had been on the ground was gone without a trace, making one wonder if a battle had even taken place here moments ago.
Chen Chuan was a little surprised, but not overly so. When he had gone up earlier, Tarlu told him not to worry about the bodies below, explaining that their "predecessor" would deal with them later.
This "predecessor," of course, was the creature blocking the Rift.
Tarlu also told him that in the past, when the designated Tarlu would go into seclusion, they sometimes wouldn't emerge for a year or two. During that time, no one but the Tarlu was allowed to enter.
A Third Limit Fighter could go without food or water for long periods if they didn't exert themselves, but not for that long. Whenever they felt hunger or thirst and had a strong mental desire for sustenance, the creature beneath them would secrete large amounts of a liquid and a kind of fungus-like substance for them to consume.
