(Heartfelt thanks to 'Yunqi Qinggu,' 'Dupi Binghuo,' 'Kaede no Chōrei,' and 'Hai Dao Zhi Xin' for their donations!)
This was a very peculiar space...
The entire space was a chaotic expanse. Nothing existed within it, nor was there any scenery to adorn it. There was only an expanse formed from glittering chaos, bright as honey.
From time to time, ripples like water waves spread through the glittering chaos, like droplets falling upon a lake's surface. It was exceptionally beautiful.
Unfortunately, the scene at the center of the space ruthlessly shattered that beauty...
A closer look revealed that a battle of attack and defense was unfolding in the middle of this space!
A mass of pitch-black substance occupied a portion beneath the glittering space, like filthy water polluting one corner of a clear lake. Nine vicious eyes dotted its surface, radiating an evil aura.
At that moment, flesh-colored tentacles extended from the black substance. Like whips, they lashed through the entire space with shrill whistles, striking relentlessly toward a certain direction ahead.
And there stood an extraordinarily bewitching young woman...
She was tall and slender, yet very voluptuous. Rather than a young woman, she seemed more like an elegant noble lady, the kind that made one's heart stir at first sight.
Her waist-length pink hair carried a faint crimson sheen, as though displaying its owner's passion. Her skin was white as snow, her eyes like rubies, and a pair of dragon horns grew from her head. They were neither round like Eco's nor antler-like like the Dragon Mother's, but closer to the horns of an ordinary dragon, sharply angular and distinct.
As for her appearance, anyone who knew Eco would definitely recognize her at once.
That was because she looked exactly like Eco!
However, compared to Eco, she was undoubtedly far