บท 235: Ael Etheno

I was aware I was dreaming. The Labyrinth before me was the same as before, with everything vibrant and flourishing. Yet everything about it was different and I soon realised why.

It was too quiet. 

There were no monsters, the vast space so calm you could hear a pin drop. Red spider lilies bloomed everywhere, like it was my own personal garden, and I was not alone. Typhon and Ophelia were beside me, seemingly waiting for something.

When I looked up, the roof of the Labyrinth was gone, and all I could see was brilliant night sky, stretching far and wide, in an all encompassing darkness with neither moon nor stars.

Glowing red embers took the place of stars in the sky, illuminating everything in a glowing red hue. It looked otherworldly and strange, with everything submerged in darkness. And yet, I found it all to be immensely beautiful.