After the system answered his final question, everything around Alex began to vanish.
The twenty-five glowing spheres, the looming divine silhouettes behind them, and even the mysterious energy that had filled the space just moments before, it all faded into nothing.
Slowly, the vast cosmic void that had once surrounded him started to ripple like the surface of disturbed water.
Then, without warning, it shattered like glass, crumbling into fragments of fading light.
And in its place, reality returned.
The world reformed around him, revealing once again the broken, silent remains of Dragon City.
The winds were quiet now, carrying only ash and dust, and the ruins stood solemnly beneath the pale sky, bearing the scars of the destruction that had torn through this place not long ago.
"Phew…" Alex exhaled a long breath, the weight of everything he had just learned still settling in his mind.
"I guess it's time to deal with the last few things…"
