Chapter 1387: End of the universe
Somewhere deep within the vast and ancient folds of the cosmos—
BZZZT
"Whaaa!!" Robin let out a sharp cry as he was violently ejected from a swirling space portal, only to come crashing down face-first with a dull poof against the rocky soil.
But he didn’t stay down. "Damn it!" he cursed under his breath, gritting his teeth. With a swift, practiced motion, he pushed himself up on his arms, then distributed his weight across all fours, eyes wide with urgency.
The space in front of him—distorting, warping, melting like a mirage in the heat—was unstable. That teleportation was supposed to launch him to the far side of... whatever planet this was!
But then—
BZZZT! The portal behind him sparked again, flickering ominously.
"Would you stop with these childish antics already? The matter is settled."
WOOOOOOM...
In the very next breath, Robin felt the space around him harden, stabilize, and return to its natural state—as if someone had pressed "pause" on the very fabric of reality. His technique was shut down, nullified before it even began.
"This is really bad," he muttered to himself as he sprang up to his feet, spinning around in place like a cornered animal. His sharp eyes scanned every direction, desperate to understand just what kind of nightmare he’d landed in this time.
...The nightmare appeared, oddly enough, to be an isolated island—deserted, silent, far too calm.