From Lucas's perspective, the creature reached him instantly—as if time itself had been skipped.
He had no chance to react.
The moment it appeared before him, the entity wrapped its arms around his body. Before he could resist, its form began to ripple and spread, covering him completely in an instant.
Lucas attempted to release his energy with a thought.
But in the next moment, a strange force suppressed it.
The energy within his body lost all vitality. It became sluggish and weak, like someone who had gone two days without sleep—completely drained.
"What's going on?"
Since arriving in this world, this was the first time Lucas had encountered such a situation.
Every move the creature made was bizarre, far beyond anything he could anticipate or counter.
Then suddenly, a voice echoed inside his mind.
"Don't be afraid~~~"
The voice possessed an uncanny calming power. Lucas's anxiety and restlessness instantly faded.
It felt as if a person exhausted after a long day had suddenly slipped into a warm bath. His entire body relaxed.
Soon, a sense of fatigue began creeping into his consciousness.
This time his thoughts remained clear—he could confirm that no mental interference was occurring.
"Sleep… sleep…"
The voice sounded again in his mind.
His consciousness sank deeper and deeper, gradually becoming dull and heavy.
Just as he was about to fall completely into darkness—
A faint light suddenly appeared deep within his awareness.
It was a dazzling white glow.
Within it stood a massive figure, radiating pure brilliance, with countless wings spreading behind it—so vast it seemed capable of covering the horizon.
In an instant, the figure's radiance enveloped Lucas's consciousness entirely.
At that same moment, Lucas's mind suddenly cleared.
The previous fatigue and drowsiness vanished completely.
His spirit recovered rapidly.
The white light soon faded, but Lucas sensed a familiar aura within it.
Before he could recall where he had encountered it, something else happened—
He lost control of his body.
And at the same time, he lost all vision.
Everything around him fell into darkness.
No light.
No form.
Lucas fell silent.
For the first time since arriving in this world, he felt true helplessness.
From the moment he was born until now, this was the first time he had experienced absolute powerlessness—a situation where resistance seemed impossible.
Yet he did not give up.
He simply held firmly to his inner self.
After all, he still did not know what exactly had happened.
Unexpected situations were inevitable.
So Lucas entered a state of deep meditation, abandoning awareness of time and space.
---
Outside the Dream
Meanwhile, in the real world—
Lucas's bedroom had become filled with dense brown energy.
"What's happening?"
Outside the room, Wanda and Pietro stared in shock.
They had only come upstairs to wake Lucas for breakfast.
But the moment they arrived, they were confronted with this strange scene.
Wanda raised her hand, gathering her crimson Chaos Magic, attempting to probe the brown energy.
But the moment her magic touched it—
Nothing happened.
Even her Chaos Magic had no effect.
The siblings were at a loss.
Especially after what had happened with Carrie earlier, both of them already felt deep guilt.
Pietro had been blaming himself for days.
Even though Lucas had never once blamed him, Pietro still believed Carrie's injury was his fault.
Wanda felt the same.
Carrie had come to see her that day—but Wanda had been too focused on sensing the Chaos Magic within her body to accompany her.
If Lucas were to suffer something similar…
Both Wanda and Pietro felt as if their world would collapse.
Just then, a calm voice sounded behind them.
"Stop overthinking. What happened to Carrie and Lucas has nothing to do with you."
Elaine appeared behind the siblings.
"Relax. Lucas is fine. This is likely just a phenomenon caused by his training."
As she spoke, Elaine stepped forward and walked directly into the brown energy.
The energy barrier that Wanda could not penetrate no matter how hard she tried seemed like nothing more than air to Elaine.
Within moments, she reached Lucas's bedside.
Lucas lay peacefully on the bed, his face calm and relaxed.
Elaine reached out and gently tapped his forehead.
Ten seconds passed.
When she opened her eyes again, surprise appeared in them for the first time.
"How is it this one…?"
"So it's still on Earth."
She murmured softly.
"Fortunately, you have no intention of harming him. Otherwise, even if it meant falling into slumber again, I would Erase you."
A faint glow appeared in her palm.
The shimmering light fell onto Lucas's face and quickly sank into his skin.
Seeing his expression gradually relax, Elaine reached into her jeans pocket and took out a tiny crystal sphere the size of a fingernail.
She placed it gently on Lucas's chest.
Then her lips moved, chanting a spell with a rhythm and tone unlike any language on Earth.
The crystal sphere melted instantly into a transparent liquid.
In the next moment, it seeped beneath Lucas's skin.
A strange symbol appeared on Lucas's forehead.
It flickered with a soft white glow at a steady rhythm.
The brown energy filling the room reacted immediately, beginning to swirl and shift.
Seeing this, Elaine nodded.
She turned and left the room.
With a light step, she emerged beyond the brown energy barrier.
"How is Lucas?" Wanda and Pietro hurried forward.
"I've already checked," Elaine replied calmly.
"His internal energy is just experiencing a minor imbalance."
"I've handled it. You two should go downstairs and rest. Standing here won't help."
Wanda and Pietro exchanged glances.
With no other choice, they reluctantly returned downstairs.
Elaine did not remain either.
She had done everything she could.
Now it depended on when Lucas himself would awaken.
---
Inside the Dream
Back within Lucas's dream—
As he meditated in silence, he suddenly sensed something strange.
Opening his awareness, he discovered a floating sphere within his consciousness.
He approached it cautiously, examining the mysterious crystal.
But the moment his hand touched it—
The sphere burst into dazzling light.
In an instant, the previously dark world was flooded with brilliance.
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