The flying ship basically crossed the universe from one end to the other — that galaxy was insanely far away. It took almost three months of travel, even at speeds that distorted space — way faster than light.
You can't open a spatial gate for such a distance without supreme artifacts; those only existed in the other universe. Later, Darian would remember that and ask for some to keep in his inventory to save time. For now, all they could do was travel like this.
Manipulating space at that level to move wasn't impossible for people with nine rings who had the right blessing. The problem was Mannaz bodies couldn't handle that kind of power. So they had to build an incredibly sturdy flying ship from the best materials. Even then, every few hours they had to slow down and repair damage.
Eventually, they reached their destination.
There was nothing but darkness ahead. Everything in that galaxy was dead. In the center sat a massive black hole — the entrance to the Enfield Sacred Tree.
