The glow of Arthur's phone screen illuminated his face in the darkened hotel room as he scrolled through article after article, each new piece of information about Cara Lenning hitting him like a revelation. The digital clock in the corner of his screen showed the late hour, but sleep was the furthest thing from his mind as he devoured every detail about his former classmate's meteoric rise to fame.
Cara Lenning, now known throughout the world by the nickname 'Lightbringer,' had entered the second realm on August 26, 3036—the exact same day as Arthur. Just like Arthur, she had been transported to a distant, undiscovered area of the second realm, a place teeming with powerful monsters. The parallels between their experiences were unsettling, yet the outcomes couldn't have been more different.
