New Beginning [5]

The journey was longer than expected.

When Damien said the mana was complete, he meant it. Even the Void couldn't exert as much influence here as it could in the lower universe, and there were hardly any openings that could be exploited.

One was practically forced to act within the bounds of law if they wanted to live, and as someone who'd encountered the Heavenly Order before, Damien didn't doubt there'd be some kind of punishment for trying to defy them.

Still, it was difficult to see just how complete the laws were until one experienced them oneself.

For Damien, that moment was the second he started teleporting. Moving through the spatial layers felt like being surrounded by molasses. They were densely packed and had a thickness incomparable to the lower universe.

Any movement through them felt sluggish, and while distance could still be covered, it was far slower than its regular potential.