Rod, surrounded by his companions, reached the top of the battlements. Each warrior gave him a hug before Egger turned into white smoke, wrapping the two of them and plunging headlong into the darkness.
The thick Black Fog came at them head-on, and the faint glow at their waists could only dispel the darkness nearby.
As the luminous battlements receded into the vast darkness, Rod felt as though he was leaving heaven behind and falling into the Abyss.
Bach was using the Star Disk to identify their direction; this magical crystal compass ensured they wouldn't get lost in the boundless dark.
Egger, like a white cloud, enveloped them and flew towards the depths of the Corpse Wasteland.
On the once-empty wasteland, monsters surged in from the tide of darkness, mostly Blade Demons and Ghouls with their eyes glowing red, chaotically rushing in every direction.
They showed no reaction to the three people swooping by overhead.