As fast as the color had faded, it returned just as quickly.
As the world regained color, it reverted to normal. Alex was not witnessing a state of limbo, but the world of the living. He let out the breath he'd been holding for eternity, falling to the ground instantly.
Gloom, Sorrow, and the City of Nightmares…
Were they all inhabited by such beings? Alex recalled the incident in which he killed a djinn before the Contest of Gloom. The djinn's body was similar to that of the people Alex witnessed. A state of limbo.
It was something Alex wished upon absolutely no one.
The amethyst-eyed boy suddenly felt an unknown stiffness in his stomach. His abdomen tightened before vomit escaped his mouth. His body and mind couldn't handle the sheer shock they had experienced.