Great Xia.
Within a pitch-black abyss.
A beautiful woman draped in a Star-Gauze Skirt stood frowning in this abyssal world. Countless stars glittered in the darkness, like a firmament studded with constellations.
Her brows were tightly furrowed, her face deathly pale, and her aura flickered unsteadily like a candle flame... At that moment, the starlight filling the sky was gradually drawn into her body, slowly healing her injuries.
In the battle against the Key of Doors not long ago, Nyx had taken a direct attack from the Gate of Truth and suffered severe injuries.
The wounds inflicted by the Gate of Truth were not so easily healed. Even if Nyx did everything she could to treat herself, she could only preserve her life. As for returning to battle, that was nearly impossible.
Just as the starlight flowed across the sky, a magical radiance suddenly blossomed from the void. As though she had sensed something, Nyx opened her eyes in surprise and looked toward the Magic Array.
"...Merlin?"
"It has been a long time, Lady Nyx." Merlin, clad in a mage's robe and holding a staff, slowly stepped out of the radiance and spoke with a smile.
"I thought you had already lost yourself in the cosmos."
"No... I was merely looking for something there."
Nyx spoke with a pale face. "Since you're back, hurry and help outside... The situation out there isn't looking good."
"On my own, I can't defeat the Key of Doors." Merlin shrugged. "I need help."
He raised his staff once more, and three Magic Arrays swiftly took shape beneath Nyx—one pale green, one golden, and one azure... As the three arrays appeared, rich life force surged forth from them!
"This is..." Nyx looked down at them in confusion.
"Healing-type forbidden spells. Three in total." Merlin's magical