408  407: A Different Dimension

    At the center of a dimension inside of the shattered dimension, a young man with a face and body that could put the beauty and physique of most immortals, gods, sages, and divinities to shame lay sprawled on the floor, his body limp and still.

    The only indication of life was the faint rise and fall of his chest.

    The young man was clad in gray trousers, gray boots, and a black t-shirt that had cuts and tears in several places. His immensely handsome face had dried blood stains along with a few cuts and bruises that were slowly healing with every second that passed.

    Beside the young man was a young woman with black hair and a beauty that would be considered to be a 7/10 among females that were at her power level.

    The young woman''s condition was similar to that of the young man. She lay sprawled on the floor with her body limp and still. Just like the young man, the only indication of life was the faint rise and fall of her moderately sized chest.

    The femayoung woman was dressed in a skin-tight black trouser and slightly large blue shirt. Besides a few bruises and the bloodied nose that she had, her condition could be considered perfect.

    These two unconscious individuals were Corey and Selene.

    Rustle

    A few seconds went by, and then a faint wind blew across the bodies of Corey and Selene, causing their hairs to flutter slightly.

    Tap

    After the wind, a soft tap resounded. However, Corey and Selene remained unconscious.

    Rustle

    The wind blew once again, and it was also followed by another soft tap.

    Closer to him, large meteoroids glowed faintly as they streaked across the sky, their fiery tails leaving trails of light that quickly faded into the cold abyss. The space between the planets seemed almost alive with these celestial objects—chaotic, violent, yet strangely beautiful.

    Despite the vastness of the dark space above him, Corey felt as if the atmosphere was thin—too thin to be comfortable. Each breath felt slightly labored, as if the very air was laced with something unnatural, alien, and at the same time... familiar?

    He looked down again, his eyes scanning the continent he stood upon. The terrain was rugged and uneven, with jagged cliffs and deep ravines cutting through the landscape. Massive craters, likely from meteors that had struck the ground, dotted the land, some still smoldering with a faint orange glow. In the far distance, Corey could make out towering mountain ranges that seemed to pierce the dark sky, their peaks lost in the shadows of the looming planets above.

    Here and there, enormous chunks of what looked like shattered planets or moons lay scattered across the landscape, as if remnants of a forgotten war between celestial bodies. Some hovered a few feet off the ground, defying gravity, rotating slowly in place. Others jutted from the earth, jagged and broken, towering over the land like ancient monoliths. Strange, glowing symbols were etched into some of the larger rocks, pulsing faintly as if with an ancient, forgotten power.

    Corey slowly turned, his gaze taking in the entire scene. It was desolate, barren, and silent. The only sound was the faint hum of energy that seemed to resonate from the land itself and the occasional rumble of distant meteoroids slamming into the planet.

    The air felt dense with tension, as if the very dimension itself was on the verge of collapsing under its own weight. A feeling which Corey rarely felt surfaced in his heart as he stared at all of these- Insignificant.

    Corey felt insignificant in the face of it all. Whatever this place was, it was not made for mortal beings- it was a realm that existed beyond normal comprehension.

    "Where the hell am I?" he muttered again, his voice barely above a whisper.

    His eyes turned to Selene, still lying motionless beside him. The sight of her brought him back to the present, snapping him out of his awe.

    They needed to move—this place felt wrong, dangerous. It wasn''t just the environment; there was something lurking here, watching, waiting. He could feel it in his bones and soul.

    He stretched out his hand, about to reach out to Selene, but he stopped and his head snapped to the sky above him. His senses picked up on something above him, and it felt... dangerous.

    "As expected, you woke up before her despite you being at a lower level of existence compared to her... But I guess it shouldn''t be surprising since you also have an infinity crystal in you."

    The instant Corey heard these words, his pupils constricted way past its limits.