Chapter 542 - Standstill
Though time kept on passing, and that should be the universal, undeniable rule wherever you are in the massive and endless cosmos, for some inexplicable reason, this wasn't the case in one particular spot in the dead realm of what was commonly known as the 'Battlegrounds'.
Inside the underground chamber of where Aiden as a 'guest' was kept by his still mysterious skink 'hosts', time had seemingly no effect. Albeit it should have long lost its remaining energy and should have dispersed into the pale, dusty air, the elder skinks protective spell somehow still held on.
Even worse, albeit it was obvious that some foul play was involved, the boy remained ignorant and oblivious to this truth. As if his mind refused to listen to this particular topic, no matter how much Enya, the System's appointed spirit guide tried to reach out to him, Aiden acted as if he did not hear his words, questions.