Chapter 563 Charm of a Prince Charming
'Is the Hidden Eye still unable to return?' Inala thought while in flight, using his Secondary Nature to manipulate the surrounding air to generate lift on his being, using it to accelerate.
Hidden Eye; was the name of the mysterious eye that prevented all beings on Sumatra from being able to fly. Inala learnt of its name through the Brimgan Founder's memories. And as he slowly digested the information, he realised why it erased all means of flight.
It was to protect Sumatra from harm!
Sumatra Continent could be considered an island floating on a sea of grey sand. Its borders were occupied by the Sandy-Grey Void, making departure from the continent impossible.
However, it was situated at the bottom of a tunnel in the Sandbox Universe. Its actual name was unknown, but the Brimgan Founder called the sphere of grey sand containing all the Continents and the Transcendent Worlds the Sandbox Universe.
The existence of this tunnel meant that as long as someone could fly, they could theoretically leave Sumatra Continent and journey through this tunnel without having to face the Sandy-Grey Void. Light and sound existed in this tunnel, since it wasn't occupied by the grey sand.
Therefore, travel through the tunnel was possible. One could reach the Transcendent Worlds in this manner. But this was where the problem originated from.
Cosmic Beings!
They were eldritch in nature, capable of corrupting every single existence that dared see them. These Cosmic Beings came from outside the Sandbox Universe, primarily intending to consume the Continents.
Only the Transcendents could face them. To face a single Cosmic Being required efforts from hundreds of Transcendents. Even a Mystic Transcendent couldn't face a Cosmic Being singlehandedly.
If a creature from Sumatra becomes capable of flight, it isn't entirely an issue. After all, there exists a barrier around Sumatra, protecting the beings within from the influence of Cosmic Beings.
The range of this barrier was related to the Spirit Weapon range, after all, Sumatra Continent was the corpse of a Transcendent Mystic Tentacle who became bored with life and ended up dying.
As long as one was within Sumatra Continent's Spirit Weapon range, they'd be safe. This information wasn't known to the inhabitants. Even the Transcendents were generally clueless about it.
Maroppa claimed that the Sandy-Grey Void would become tremendously dangerous once they head deep in based on the Mudropper Race's inheritance. This was something they had confirmed personally, though not knowing the cause.
If they venture deep into the Sandy-Grey Void, there would come a point where they would cross the Spirit Weapon range of Sumatra. Following that, they would no longer be protected by Sumatra.
This meant that the influences of the Cosmic Beings could affect them, causing their emotions to spiral out of control and grip them with madness. Their bodies might mutate, they would transform into grotesque existence, etc.
Honestly, they were travelling within the tunnel. Since the Transcendent Worlds hover in the nodes between the tunnels, the influence of the Cosmic Beings wouldn't leak in much. It all depended on one's luck.
If any Continent at the end of the various tunnels connected to the node has a Major Treasure revealing itself, a Cosmic Being would enter. Leaving the continent in this time period would be the worst.
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