"All this somber atmosphere is really suffocating," Cedric complained with a groan as he opened the door to his empty room.
Sadly, this atmosphere would remain over the Bastion for the next few days at least, so he felt like heading off to somewhere more lively. Or perhaps somewhere quiet, where the outside world couldn't reach him.
…Somewhere like his inner sanctuary, for instance.
'It's been almost a week since I last went there. I should go restore my temple,' he thought as he walked over to the bed. After taking off his shoes, he collapsed onto the soft mattress and muttered, "The Temple of Perpetual Equilibrium."
He felt himself fall, and in the next second, he felt himself standing. When he opened his eyes, he was standing in his temple.
The temple had already begun to decay, but it was not that bad compared to the ruins he had always seen before, where everything lay shattered.
