The Creatures That We Are

As soon as Cerulean Dog said that, the narrow alley vanished, and the room showed its true side. The group started and found themselves plunging into a new world without warning.

“Gale!”

Nainai propped everyone up with her Talent.

They recovered their composure. Below them was a wide grey river, lined on each side by a giant wall. One fluctuated and glowed with dreamlike white light, while the other writhed and boiled with eerie black energy. The two walls faced each other with the grey river dividing them, forming a corridor stretching across the universe.

Cerulean Dog stood on the surface of the river like it was land. He turned to Gao Yang. “This must be familiar to you.”

Gao Yang didn’t respond.

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Vermilion Bird remembered Gao Yang’s description of his dream. “This is the place you dreamed of?”

Gao Yang nodded. “It’s similar, but different.”

“How so?” Liao Liao asked.

“Different on a tactile and conceptual level,” Gao Yang said. “It’s hard to describe.”

“Let’s not dwell on that.” Dr. Jia eagerly turned to Cerulean Dog. “What’s the question?”