Substitute

'But What the hell is going on? This event didn't exist in the game, so what the hell caused it to happen?' Dantalian thought as he leaped across the rooftops with golden energy covering his eyes and ears.

Dantalian stopped on top of a tavern's roof, taking a deep breath and sighing as a powerful wave of golden energy began to sweep through the city of Alastray. 'Whoever you are, I'm going to have a serious talk with you.'

With the golden energy heightening Dantalian's senses, he now remained immobile, emitting a golden glow as he concentrated on searching for Dealer. Within seconds, he detected Dealer's energy, stable and seemingly unaffected, with no signs of restraint; she didn't even appear to be tied up.

This made Dantalian suspicious, 'Wait, what's going on here?' Suddenly, a presence emerged, leaning against the wall beside Dealer, the figure's hand pointing forward in Dantalian's direction, accompanied by a smile.