On his journey, he survived on mushrooms and rabbit meat until he reached the port of Adam after a month and a half of walking alone. He then stowed away on a boat bound for the western continent. A week later, the boat reached its destination, but Rayo still hadn't arrived because he had no destination to begin with.
He headed north of the continent, towards the Dragon's Nest mountain range, where dragons once roamed. When Rayo was atop one of those mountains, he saw a cave emitting some kind of light. As he approached to get a closer look, he was horrified by what he saw.
He saw two dead bodies, each with a hole where their heart had been, and a group of people prostrating themselves before a woman seated on a luxurious chair. Her mouth was smeared with blood, and in her hand, she held a human heart, which she was about to eat.
Rayo tried to escape, but he was struck from behind with his staff, knocking him unconscious.
He awoke completely bound, unable to do anything, not even use his own power. He was in a dimly lit, dark room until the door opened. A woman with black hair and golden-yellow eyes entered, her gaze filled with lust.
"Woman: Hello, youngster. I'm Kotlikyo. And you?"
"Rayo, where am I?"
"Kotlikyo: Aren't you going to introduce yourself?"
"Rayo, why am I tied up?"
Kotlikyo strutted towards Rayo, her fingers gently tracing the muscles of his abdomen. A smile, full of lust and deceit, lingered. "You look strong, even for your young age," she said, then plunged her hand into his chest and tore out his heart.
Rayo lay dead as Kotlikyo devoured his heart, and after she finished, she raped his blood-soaked corpse.
While she was in the midst of this, a black flame erupted where Rayo's heart had been. Then he opened his eyes in terror, his breath coming in ragged gasps.
And so it was with Rayo for the next three months: his heart was ripped out from time to time, and he was sexually assaulted by Koteliko until the attacks ceased for eight months. During that time, Rayo's body adapted to the shackles, and they no longer restrained his strength. Then he decided to take revenge. He broke free from his chains and left his cell. He headed to the courtyard where Koteliko was performing her rituals. While she was engrossed in them, her skull exploded, and then the massacre began. The ground became a pool of blood, and limbs and entrails were scattered everywhere. He searched for survivors, but he didn't kill them. He left the cave, but now he knew his destination: the Kingdom of Yurin.