[Seventh Cosmos. Chaotic Zone.]
["How can such a thing be possible!!!"]
[Xuanming awoke from a pitch-black silence, her chest heaving violently. She slowly raised her hand, staring blankly at her palm.]
[Her throat was dry: "Was it a dream?"]
["But it all felt so real..." Xuanming struggled to prop herself up, her eyes scanning the room. The familiar setting came into view, yet it brought a sense of estrangement.]
[The scene before her was blurry, and her ears seemed to echo with the shouts of her companions.]
[In Xuanming's mind, the giant claws of the Steel Dragonman Warrior, Bai Ze's mutilated body, Gonggong's roars, and that endless crimson glow flashed repeatedly.]
[Those images were imprinted deep in her memory like a brand.]
["Blood Lotus Demon Dragon..." Xuanming stood up, stumbling to the window, her gaze fixed on the distant stars, searching for that crimson figure.]
["Xuanming."]
