At first, there was nothing.

All he felt was emptiness.

Then the grass appeared beneath his feet, tall, pale blades swaying gently, brushing against his legs as if they were whispering secrets he couldn’t hear. Roman stood in the middle of a vast open field, the sky stretched endlessly above him, dim and colorless, like the world had forgotten how to breathe.

“Hello?” His voice echoed strangely, swallowed almost immediately by the air. He turned slowly, heart thudding. “Is anyone ...