Charles's heart skipped a beat when his eyes landed on the colossal hand that had reached out of the purple mist to grab the cape of darkness. The darkness hadn't just vanished without a reason; it had really been taken by some unknown entity.0

The video continued to play on the screen. The other giant hand swept toward 068. Buildings collapsed under its fingers, which were as large as towering pillars. A flying shard of glass flew toward the camera lens, causing it to tilt. Several cracks to appear in the video footage.0

Through the tilted camera, Charles saw that the giant hand had seized 068. Alongside the darkness, both hands were retracting toward the obscure square-shaped entity in the purple mist.0

Despite the mist rapidly receding,...0