Ruins
*Launching New Eden*
*Logging in*
*Welcome back player Astaroth*
As the message appeared in his vision, the landscapes changed, and he appeared in the dark tunnel under Aberon's house. In front of him, where there used to be a conjured wall of stone, shattered stone and scratch marks replaced it.
A thick red mist emanated from the cavern where the artifact should be. In the center, where the artifact once rested on the pedestal, glass-like fragments were strewn about.
Behind the pedestal, a large red circle floated a foot above the ground. The mist flowing through the tunnel all came from the open circle.
It was seeping out of it like fog over a mountain ridge, falling to the ground and washing in every direction.
The thickness of it was much higher than what Astaroth and his friends had seen in the underground of their base. The mana was so saturated with red and black particles that the act of breathing felt like heresy.