"Mm, I understand." Dan Heng nodded, his expression grave. "Her power... cannot be underestimated."
"It was only when I personally stepped into this labyrinth of [Years] that I suddenly remembered... I had met her before."
"That must have been when I left Amphoreus aboard the train car."
"But the memories related to her had been deleted by her."
"Only after obtaining the power of [Earth] did I remember everything."
"That power of [Oblivion] was no different from that of an Emanator."
"But fortunately, you still remembered me, remembered our companions."
"Of course I did..." Yan Huan folded his arms, lifting his chin slightly.
"So what if she's an Emanator? Deleting my current memories isn't that easy."
"I vaguely remember her saying she wanted to erase some [mortals, flawed ones, failed heroes]."
"Thinking about it, that just meant forgetting an entire Amphoreus."
"I'm glad you have not forgotten, Savior." A faint smile appeared on Hysilens's face.
"But perhaps... Evernight did not immediately catch up because of another contributor as well."
Castorice, her body nearly transparent and giving off a faint golden glow, slowly emerged from the shadows of the distant lava river. She offered Yan Huan a gentle, familiar smile.
"It has been a while, sir."
"Castorice?" Yan Huan was somewhat surprised. He had not expected to see her here.
"Yes... I'm very glad we can meet again." Castorice smiled, her voice ethereal yet warm.
"During the time you were absent, Miss Cyrene told me much about your past."
"Though many years have passed, I believe... there is a kind of warmth that can cross time."
"Throughout those long years, I guarded the hidden passage between Styxia and the Vortex Core."
"When the reverse-flowing Memory Tide seeped into the Underworld River, even while sunk in slumber, I could feel that trace