"Why is there another portal here—and it leads to the past, too?"
Daniel's eyelids twitched, the corner of his mouth tugging as if in a half-grimace, half-smile. The surprise lasted only a heartbeat.
After a brief spell of thought, he stepped forward without hesitation and went in.
When Daniel's vision cleared again, he found himself in an even more ancient age.
He was still within the grounds of the old castle—only older, broader, stranger, as if time itself had peeled back a layer.
Standing before him was a demigod he did not recognize.
Daniel, by sheer habit, activated Eye of Insight to read the figure's details.
[Lori][Level: 400][Talent: Conservation]
The instant Lori saw Daniel appear, his face lit with fervent excitement. His fingers tightened around the gem-set wand he carried, knuckles whitening.
"You've truly appeared—Great Lord Crossbridge!" he blurted out, voice trembling. "I have obeyed my father's command and come to challenge you."
