Hell

Ugh! Where did you two go just now? Paimon nearly had a heart attack there.

Paimon was calling your names the whole time!

Hmm? Why wasn't Paimon dragged into the Apathic Interval?

Well... maybe because other than eating and sleeping...

She doesn't really think about much at all?

Hmm. Makes sense.

Looks like Melanta really is angry now.

Sending Traveler up to face him has become urgent.

Let's talk somewhere else. This place isn't exactly safe anymore.

Um, well, I know no one asked, but... Hello, everyone. My name is Alara.

Once more, we return to this place...

The last time I came, by human lifespans, it must have been... many, many, many... generations ago.

Looks like we've all been cast back into the Apathic Interval.

So how are we supposed to get out?

The usual way is through meditation — learning to master your mind and thoughts, and then letting go of every desire.

In short, we must maintain a state of complete emptiness.

Simply enough said. But depending on a person's nature and the strength of their desires, it can take anywhere from a few years to several centuries.

For someone like you who carries the fate of the world on your shoulders, your desires probably can't be cast aside... nor should they be.

Then what do we do?

Let's find Zeitlind, and figure it out from there.

!

What'd you pick up?

Wait, Dex was dragged in as well?

In that case, there may yet be a chance to turn this around.

Since Dex is also a Watcher, it might be able to use the power contained within these fragments to force open a path.

We're going to need to give these fragments a name.

I've heard of these overwrought coffins. They were set up by one of the temple mistress's sisters... Maranasati Caskets, I believe they were called.

In which case, let's call the fragments Deathmuse Shards.