The stone door slowly rolled open, and flames cast their glow through the gap. Lucina lay in the stifling stone chamber, groggily opening her eyes.
A Gray Man stood at the doorway, yelling at Lucina and gesturing for her to get up quickly and follow it.
She had been captured by this group of Gray Men for some time. They stripped her of her clothes and locked her in this oppressive cell, providing her with food four times a day and forcing her to engage in high-intensity physical training twice daily.
Using the twice-daily training sessions and sleeping periods as a reference, Lucina carved marks on the wall with small stones for each cycle. She had made more than thirty marks so far.
This place wasn't Asgard, of that Lucina was certain. The physique of these Gray Men was robust, their bodies made of rock, yet their appearance was very similar to humans. Perhaps, this was the Flame Kingdom, Muspelheim, as described in mythology.
