Author's note: There's a bit of an info dump in this chapter but it is unavoidable and much better to get out of the way now because it might be a very important part of the story going forward.
For what reason this is... Well, a certain granny who can manipulate space thanks to the Ordinance of space does come to mind.
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In the Void...
Ergo looked around at the eerie emptiness and then wondered, despite already sensing the similarity between this space and the path between teleportation circles,
"Where the hell am I!" He had just asked this when a sharp pain descended on him and he yelled,
"Ahhhhh"
As he screamed in pain, he raised his hand, which had already dropped his ax, to eye level and his eyes widened when he see it contorting and deforming in shape.