Aether's POV
Who would have thought someone was really watching me?
"Nah, I just thought it sounded cool."
To be perfectly honest, I had absolutely no idea whether anyone was even there. I had merely thrown out the words in the hope that something would respond, and apparently, my ridiculous gamble had worked.
Talk about luck~
For a brief moment, dead silence filled the surroundings.
"..."
Then—
"Kekekeke..."
A strange, unsettling laugh reverberated through the space, sending faint ripples across the suspended sea of blood.
I instinctively leaned backwards as the motionless crimson expanse finally began to move.
The blood slowly swirled, forming a gigantic whirlpool that stretched across the entire surface. Countless streams of crimson liquid spiralled toward a single point, gathering at an astonishing speed as the vast sea gradually condensed into an enormous mass.
The pressure in the surroundings changed.
