Many kilometers away from Axel City, deep within the dense forest, a young man with dark blue hair and piercing blue eyes stood silently atop a gigantic tree that towered more than 100 meters (328 feet) above the forest floor. The gentle wind caused his long hair to sway behind him as his sharp gaze remained fixed on a massive square-shaped rock standing approximately 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall in the distance.
The rock itself was roughly 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) away from his current position.
Resting quietly on top of the stone was a simple steel sword.
Aditya did not move. Instead, he focused entirely on the sword.
His blue eyes narrowed slightly as he extended his Spatial Awareness toward the distant weapon. A second later, the surrounding space around the sword began to ripple and distort, as though an invisible force was twisting reality itself.
The distortion lasted for only an instant. The very next moment, the sword vanished from the top of the rock.
