Chapter 26: The Limbo...
The ground he landed on was an uneven surface, covered in a thin layer that cracked beneath his weight. The texture was viscous, as if a cold, organic substance oozed from the depths. Luminous cracks, a pale and sickly blue, streaked the ground, emitting a faint, pulsing glow. Towering silver pillars rose around him, so tall they seemed to pierce the invisible sky. Their surfaces were striped with dark veins that pulsed weakly, reflecting a cold, metallic light. Yet, this light only illuminated the pillars themselves, leaving the rest of the space in dense darkness. At their base, silver roots twisted and sank into the ground, chaining misshapen silhouettes that crawled around the pillars, barely humanoid.
Their bodies were emaciated, their limbs too long and grotesquely jointed. Their ashen-gray skin seemed to peel away in places, revealing black, glossy flesh. Their eyes, if they had any, were hollow orbits from which a flickering green light escaped. Their mouths, too wide, opened and closed silently, releasing inaudible whispers that resonated in the mind, pleading to be killed, to be freed from their eternal torment.
The air was thick with a pungent odor, a mix of rusted metal and decaying flesh.
"The Limbo..."
Sijin stood a few meters away, serene.
PanGu clenched his fists. He knew this place.
"I know what you’re thinking. And it’s true he’s here. But you should be worried about yourself."
The cold intensified. Around him, the space cracked.
"Do you really think this world can hold me, Sijin?"
He raised an arm, and in an instant, a storm of black ice descended upon the Limbo. The ground crystallized, sharp stalactites burst forth from all sides, threatening to annihilate everything in their path.
Sijin merely sighed.