Chapter 31: Dark realm
"W-where am I?"
[Insanity level increased by 15%]
[Insanity meter indicator: green]
Shaan snapped back to awareness, finding himself seated on one of the train’s benches. Honestly, he was quite shocked at first—why was he still in the human world when he had passed through the Midnight Gate?
"Wait, as far as I remember, I never boarded any train," Shaan frowned, trying to recall the last thing he remembered. "No... no, something strange has happened. I need to check what’s outside this train first," he muttered, slowly walking toward a window conveniently near him.
"Oh my God. What the...?"
Shaan’s face instantly turned pale as he realized the train was positioned right above a destroyed track. Worse still, the carriage behind him had partially collapsed and was tilting dangerously over a pool of water directly below.
The color of the water was also black, and it was so dark that Shaan couldn’t see the bottom clearly at all. Only small air bubbles rose to the surface, indicating that there must be something terrible in the water.
"Oh, damn. I—I need to get out of here, fast."
At first, Shaan had planned to exit the train through a nearby window. However, he realized the surroundings were nothing but cliffs—there wasn’t a single stable foothold that looked safe enough to step on. The only viable exit was the door leading to the front carriage. He slowly walked towards the door, but sadly, it wouldn’t open at all.
"Oh, no. Why...why doesn’t the door open at all? " Shaan pulled the door with all his might, until his face began to turn red. "Argh, damn. It seems like the door is stuck, and I need Robin Hood’s help now."
Shaan slowly closed his eyes and began to focus his mind on summoning Robin Hood. In just a matter of minutes, a spell symbol in the shape of a scale appeared near where Shaan was standing, and the figure of Robin Hood appeared before Shaan.