Max soon stepped out of the Dimension of Genesis and returned once more to Acaris.
The familiar aura of the mortal world surrounded him again. Compared to the rich and overwhelming energy of higher realms, Acaris felt gentler, calmer, and strangely nostalgic. For a brief moment, Max simply stood there in silence, taking in the presence of the world where so much of his journey had begun.
Then his figure vanished.
Space folded around him, and in the next instant he appeared within a quiet forest far from any city or settlement. Towering trees surrounded the area, their branches swaying softly in the wind while shafts of sunlight pierced through the leaves above.
Max looked ahead and spoke in an even tone.
"Allen, you can come out now."
The moment his words fell, the empty air before him rippled. A figure stepped out from the void itself as though emerging from another layer of space.
It was Allen Spencer.
