Aaron looked up, as though he were gazing upon the boundless universe.
A massive planet hung directly overhead, surrounded by a shattered ring of meteoric debris.
"Ever since the sun collapsed, this world has completely lost the foundation for physical existence. It can only become fully Spirit-Realm-ized... What I'm seeing now may merely be a scene from the universe's history... The planet above my head might have been destroyed long ago, or perhaps it's countless light-years away from me..."
Aaron reached into the void, and a silver-white mask covered his face.
He lowered his head and looked around, discovering that he was within a vast wetland.
Pools of water dotted the ground, and low shrubs could be seen in the distance.
Everywhere he looked was lush and verdant.
The Spirit Realm creatures that occasionally drifted past were not particularly powerful, and there was little contaminating information in the void as well.
"As expected of one of the Spirit Realm landmarks that has been explored through the generations and confirmed to be relatively safe..."
Aaron sighed in admiration.
Just then, he saw multicolored light gathering in the distance, seemingly forming a doorway.
With a ripping sound, the doorway opened, and the figure of a small boy emerged from within.
"A new dreamer?"
Aaron nodded. In his previous experiences within the Spirit Realm, he had almost never encountered Transcendents.
But in this public region, Transcendents did not seem uncommon.
Aaron had just been about to greet him when he suddenly heard the short male Transcendent rapidly chant a spell.
The next instant, light enveloped the other's body. When it faded, he had transformed into a sparrow, flapping his wings as he took flight.
"How interesting!"
Aaron praised him, tipping his cowboy hat. "Sir..."
"What is it?"
The sparrow landed atop a shrub