Arthur felt the familiar golden mana envelope him. Beside him stood Rae and Oriole, both being transported into the Divine Trial. As he sensed the mana, he made two observations using his Omniscient Eyes.
First, it was his own mana.
Second, it was connected to somewhere outside their world.
"Seek me out the moment the trial begins," Arthur told his two companions. They nodded before turning into motes of lights that scattered into nothingness.
Arthur remained a short few seconds later, watching as hundreds of thousands of people vanished. He saw them being teleported elsewhere, following the source of the golden mana.
"How do they possess it too?" Arthur muttered to himself.
Darkness then descended, but he wasn't unconscious. He was in a dark space, neither floating nor standing, as if suspended by strands of space. Then, runic lines appeared in front of him.
[Welcome to the Sovereign Path.]
[Current World: Tutorial Eden.]
[Ascension Quest: survive one lunar cycle.]
