Luo Chuan stood before the window, quietly gazing out at Steel City beneath the night sky. Starlight and moonlight draped over the entire city like a sheer veil, embracing her once more in slumber.
The commotion caused by the earlier tremors had gradually subsided. Presumably, this sort of thing had happened quite a few times before for the city's residents, and they had experience dealing with it.
The lights throughout the city went out one after another, and the clamor faded away with them. In the silence, only the faint hum of the night wind could be heard.
The temperature at night was much lower than during the day, and the wind striking his face brought waves of coolness.
Luo Chuan took a deep breath.
Mm, it was still that familiar scent of Magic Dust.
He did not like it.
He closed the window, as though trying to bar the night outside.
Turning around, he glanced at the girl on the bed. Her eyes were slightly closed, her breathing even; she seemed to have already entered the land of dreams.
Luo Chuan sighed softly.
Sleep was a very important daily activity for living beings... well, some creatures were fine without sleeping, but he needed it anyway.
Luo Chuan could no longer clearly remember when he had last stayed up all night.
Even when he had been in the Shadow Space, the Endless Sea, or the Ancient Ruins, he had still slept every day.
He wanted to sleep, yet did not want to sleep.
That was Luo Chuan's current state. Yes, exactly.
"Luo Chuan."
A gentle voice broke the stillness in the room.
Luo Chuan looked toward the sound. In the dim light, purple eyes shone as brilliantly as stars.
"You're not asleep yet?"
He asked casually.
"I still can't sleep.