Departures (4)

The family finally stepped into the activated array and they were swallowed by the bright multicolored light, leaving the ever-warm cottage desolate and empty. 

No one knows when the small yet cozy cottage will be filled with warmth and life once again.

Eli, Leon, and Little Han walked inside the spatial void, where a vast number of twinkling denoting a doorway to a certain destination lit up the vast empty space. 

"Master~~~" Suddenly, there was a childish voice interrupting the painful silence that surrounded the family of three.

???

Little Han's eyes widened in curiosity. Hearing a child's voice, his interest was immediately piqued. He lifted his head around and looked for the source of the voice. 

"Oh! Is this my future playmate?" The voice squealed, and in an instant, a little ball of light hovered around Eli, Leon, and Little Han.