He Ao opened his eyes and looked at the words and images in his field of vision amid the flickering radiance.
His gaze passed over the Character Cards of varying colors and landed on the final card in his vision, its back facing him.
As he watched, the card slowly turned over.
The Loop City
He Ao shifted his gaze from the card's name to its illustration.
This time, the background was a hazy, majestic crystal city outlined in faint yellow radiance. The city was shrouded in barely perceptible Purple Mist, and enormous torn marks could vaguely be seen along its edges.
It was as though this city was merely a small fragment torn from some even grander city.
Huge cracks faintly emerged between the city's streets, as though this shattered city was also being further torn apart completely.
Faint red radiance could be seen rising and falling within the city's cracks. At the city's edges spread a pale yellow glow, almost merging with the city itself, seemingly maintaining its operation.
Above the city, beyond the hazy Purple Mist, a gray sun hovered indistinctly at the city's edge, as though it was about to rise from there.
On closer inspection, this "sun" seemed to reveal contours and traces, resembling a gray eyeball.
And around this gray "eyeball sun," the light shining upon the city was a faint orange.
All these chaotic colors outlined a faint humanoid silhouette emitting yellow light above the city.
He Ao silently watched the card.
The card's primary image was actually the enormous city in the background.
At first glance, the city resembled Dawn City, but it was silent and empty, like the Dream City He Ao had constructed himself.
However, the main power He Ao had used to construct the Dream City should have been