The Fourth Dream Layer was an apocalyptic world of flowing lava.
Boom-
Scalding magma surged and exploded beneath a man's feet. His figure instantly darted and twisted at an unimaginable speed, evading the lava's detonation. Billowing frost spread beneath his feet in an instant, cooling and freezing all the lava within dozens of kilometers.
This battle had gone on for a long time, and the dream's objective had long since been completed. Yet neither of them had left, and their battle had brought the entire dream world to the brink of collapse.
"Tell me!"
Star Track shot out of the magma, her eyes filled with murderous intent. Behind her, the lava all but formed into enormous dragons of flame.
"Why did you betray our entire world?!"
"You could have fought back! But you chose to surrender without a fight! You killed Mother, and you pushed all our people to the brink of destruction!"
Flames burned in her hand.
Treading across the magma, she gripped a sword blazing with fire and charged straight at the elderly figure amid the frost.
Clang-
The collision of ice and fire sent rumbling tremors through the entire dream world.
The impact of frost and flame blew the figure's cloak aside, revealing stark white hair and an elven face. His expression was somber and grave as he watched the murderous Star Track in silence.
They looked remarkably alike. Star Track bore an almost seventy-percent resemblance to him.
She was his daughter.
The only child he had left in the Main Universe.
"Why?!"
Star Track's voice was almost hysterical. Her entire body erupted in flames, and a single slash sent the figure flying hundreds of meters.
Tears shimmered in her eyes.
Because she had thought he had died long ago.
She had thought her father had died