บท 557: THE ENCOUNTER

ARIANNE POV

I was taken into a dream state, it was dark, and for a moment I was scared Nyana had found me again. My heart raced, every nerve on edge, anticipating the cold grip of her realm, but something was different this time. The air felt charged, but not with the usual dread. It wasn't really dark, but it was as if there was nothing to see either. An emptiness stretched out before me, strange and unfamiliar, yet oddly comforting. The fear I usually felt in Nyana's realm was absent, replaced by a vague sense of recognition, like this place had once been part of me.

I hesitated, trying to steady my breath, when I heard it—a voice that sent a shiver down my spine, not from fear but from a deep, aching familiarity.

"Hello, Arianne!"