Chapter 7: The Guardian of the Mist
After crossing the moving cracks in the mountains of the north, Willity and Sixsevenin continued toward the strange blue light that appeared every night among the distant mists of S7. Now it seemed closer. Not much closer. But enough for both of them to feel that they might really reach it one day. The mountains began to change little by little. The bare rock paths disappeared beneath enormous moss-covered roots, and the mist slowly descended until it covered almost the entire landscape. Great trees with twisted trunks grew along the slopes, and glowing plants pushed their way through the shadows like tiny green stars. There were no more suspended bridges or ancient platforms. This area felt much wilder. And much older. The northern mountains slowly disappeared beneath the mist and the giant roots of the jungle . Sometimes they walked for hours hearing nothing except the wind moving through the giant leaves of the mist jungle. Other times they could hear distant roars that made the gro...