Finding Hunter (2).

"How can you be so sure?" Jenny said with a frown.

"The white wolf... It's hard to explain, but I am sure it is in fact, a summon."

He wasn't grasping at straws. Hunter's abilities allowed him to summon strange creatures from the aether realm.

Susan shot him a puzzled look, "But that should be impossible, right? Aren't we in the Aether realm? Although I had some doubts, I don't think that is enough to dispel the probability that we might be in the Aether realm."

Cain shook his head, "Yes, and No. This place is dangerously close to the Aether realm. Because of their proximity, it is also able to harness the Aether that leaks out of it from time to time. However, they aren't the same."

Ignis spoke up with a fallen expression,

"Then what is this place?"

"This place..." Cain paused for dramatic effect.

"... Is a Prison realm."

Susan's eyebrows shot up. However, they relaxed a second later...