"That woman was a little crazy... but I made it through in one piece."
"Phew..." Kazama Ya let out a long breath and clapped his hands lightly a few times. Looking at the spatial passage before him, he finally relaxed completely.
"I, Kazama Ya, am finally free." At that moment, the freedom of escaping imprisonment flooded through him, filling his body and mind with joy.
Feeling the spatial power all around him, he felt as though he were immersed in an ocean of freedom.
Only after a long while, as his thoughts gradually settled, did he suddenly realize he seemed to have forgotten something.
He straightened and glanced behind him, where the Black Mist Vortex had long since vanished. Suddenly, an object that had accompanied him for thousands of years slowly surfaced in his mind.
"Right, I forgot to retrieve the Tower!" Kazama Ya smacked his head in frustration and cursed under his breath.
"Damn it, I actually forgot that thing. Damn it!" He threw back his head and wailed a few times, but it was already too late to go back for it. He couldn't very well let himself be sealed again!
"My Divine Artifact!"
He silently mourned the Tower. There was nothing he could do now; he might as well pronounce its death sentence. Unless he defeated that man, he would never have a chance to get it back.
"Ah..." Kazama Ya sighed helplessly. After a moment's distraction, he pushed aside his grief and turned his gaze toward the spatial passage ahead.
"Now isn't the time to think about that. I should be preparing for the world I'm about to reach."
A faint smile curled his lips as he slowly walked toward the passage before him.
"I just hope I don't end up on a planet that already