A moment later, clarity returned to the eyes of everyone within the hall.
The giant blinked once.
Below him, the kneeling subjects raised their heads naturally, completely unaware that time itself had repeated around them.
"My lord… you have awakened."
The voices of the kneeling subjects echoed together in perfect unison.
"Long live the Immortal Lord."
The giant remained seated silently for a moment before his gaze slowly descended toward them.
"How long," he asked slowly, "have I been slumbering?"
"By mortal standards, two thousand one hundred years have passed since your lordship entered slumber."
The giant's expression barely changed.
"It seems… not much time has passed."
"Did your esteemed self encounter something worthy of awakening, my lord?"
The giant's dark gaze drifted slightly, as though recalling something vague and incomplete.
"One of my incarnations appears to have encountered a strange power within a dark region."
