The strange creatures on the plain ceased their slaughter; the light-averse viscous fluid flowed into the deep sewers; the tribes competing for territory gradually quieted; the Evil Spirits wandering among the ruins looked up at the receding darkness; the barely surviving survivors stared blankly at the sky they'd dreamed of; the strange creatures beneath the sea eyed the light spilling into the twisted ocean.
From the distant Tillage Garden, the shattered Lennon Islands, Ailen Peninsula, Main Affinity Continent, and Barren Lands—the retreating darkness returned the world to its original state.
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"This is different, Fred, this is different... This is unlike all the strange creatures we've killed before! This is a beginning! The strangeness is receding! Do you see? The darkness is receding!"
