Never Apart

"Today, the researchers brought me new findings."

"They warned me that the Relic's price had begun eroding my consciousness and told me to be careful. But this was the most critical moment in establishing the stronghold. I couldn't back down now."

"According to the orders received above the Abyssal Aperture, I needed to build a functional 'Prison City' to house the Abyss superhumans who arrived here."

"Abyss superhumans. Every time I saw that term, I found it absurd. They were clearly all human, yet they had to be defined by all sorts of prefixes. But classification and management truly were the most suitable and efficient approach. It was just hard on those groups treated as 'prisoners.' When humanity needed them most, they were hailed as heroes. Now, this powerful 'tentacle' they had cultivated had to be severed."

"When a tentacle posed a threat to the whole body, there seemed to be no better choice than cutting it off. I understood why my superiors had issued such an order, and I knew how heavy my responsibility was."

"But how was I supposed to build a prison city? When I first arrived, I was lost as well. Then the researchers assigned to the team gave me an excellent suggestion. They told me to make use of the Dream Qilin gathered here."

"For some reason, many Dream Qilin lived in this stronghold's dreamscape. They lived there carefree, as though something special here had attracted them. The researchers told me it might be connected to the entrance to the next level, but they had yet to find any clues about that entrance. They had only discovered the Dream Qilin."

"But having these Dream Qilin was enough... My Relic could link them together."

"I had never known what to call the Relic I possessed. When