The realm of Pangea was far more vibrant now than when Darius had undergone the ritual. The planet was stronger, more resonant, more… alive. It was evolving and growing in response to Kain's own strength and the Source energy he absorbed (stole) from another planet.
Usually by now, more than enough time had passed to form a contract—and all the other souls had. Their presences, along with that of their new contracts, fading from Pangea.
However, one translucent figure, now much less solid than when it had first entered Pangea, was anxiously drifting back and forth and smacking into a transparent barrier—the one surrounding what many creatures on Pangea think of as an almost 'holy' mountain, but is really the physical manifestation of the System.
