"Wow. They’re... they’re quite a lot," muttered none other than Ryuk as he looked at the frosty mountainous plain before him.
He couldn’t help but be a little blown away.
Before him stood countless snow-covered peaks, and hanging around each peak, seemingly one with the snow, were ginormous draconic-like beasts.
The smallest was about five times bigger than Ryuk himself, all possessing massive wings that stretched into the sky as they stood up tall, staring directly at him.
They were Frost Wyverns, and from a quick scan of the area, Ryuk could easily see there were about 500 in total.
Five hundred Frost Wyverns, ignoring the ones beside him.
"Quite a lot compared to the normal amount of bestial creatures on Endearth? I wouldn’t say so..." spoke Elder Celine from the side as Ryuk finally took his gaze away and turned to her.
"You’re right. But this amount, in a single plane!? I don’t think there’s any plane that can contain them all..." he replied as she shrugged.
A ring appeared in her hand.
It was a simple ring, but as large as a bangle, covered in frosty white runic lines that radiated a freezing aura.
"Who said a plane needed to contain them all?" she asked with a smirk, and Ryuk watched her fling the ring into the sky.
It traveled with incredible speed, and once it reached the center of the plain, it rapidly expanded into a gigantic vortex of silvery white.
A shocking suction force surged through the entire mountainous region.
Ryuk observed as the icy gazes of the wyverns turned away from the portal in the sky and focused on their side, specifically, on Elder Celine, who slowly raised her hand into the air.
"We leave now... to the Origin World," her voice rang out across the plains, calm, yet commanding.
In an instant, every Frost Wyvern on the mountainous peaks ascends into the sky.
Blizzards and snow gales exploded outward from their collective movement, reducing everything to instant chaos. One by one, the wyverns disappeared into the vortex above.
Within seconds, they were all gone.
Elder Celine stretched out her hand toward the vortex in the sky, frosty runic lines appearing on the back of her hand.
In an instant, she folded her palms, and the vortex closed, shrinking into a tiny ring that soared forward and landed in her palm as she gave Ryuk a smug look.
"Did you say the plane couldn’t contain them?" Elder Celine asked, the ring bouncing lightly in her hand. Ryuk opened his lips to respond but eventually shut them.
"You never told me you had a pocketable Realm Ring with you," he muttered defensively as she raised an eyebrow.
"I’m surprised you even know what it is. Not many here do..." she said, turning her gaze to the others around them.
There were many around.
Several elders of the Nagas all with their jaws hanging open. Most noticeable were Queen Snowardo and, beside her, Seraphis—her daughter—standing next to Isha, their eyes still wide in awe.
"I guess that’s one headache off, then. Now to the second headache, where’s the Plane?" Ryuk asked, and Elder Celine raised her hand, clapping twice.
Nothing happened for several seconds.
Just when he was about to turn toward her, a runic symbol appeared on the vast icy plain.
THRUUUUUMMMM
A powerful ripple of energy surged, sending the entire snow-laden ground rippling like a disturbed sea.
THRRUUUUUUUM
It pulsed once more, growing until the snow truly became wave-like.
The entire ground began to vibrate intensely. Silvery, icy light shone from beneath the snow until—
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
A massive upheaval of snow exploded upward, and something shot into the sky.
Everyone turned their heads just in time to see a silver ghost-white light dancing across the sky for a moment before it began to descend slowly.
Their hair flapped wildly from the deep ripple of energy, not from the wings of the jet, but from the silvery runic lines etched into its surface.
As it descended further, they finally got a better view.
It was a gigantic aircraft, its body frosty white and nearly indistinguishable from the snow beneath.
Most eye-catching were the lines of glowing runes pulsing across its surface like veins under skin, flowing with a staggering amount of energy.
At its nose, a faint glow of humming symbols traced across the metal, syncing with the rest of the runes like a heartbeat.
On the side was a simple runic symbol—an emblem embedded into its hull: the image of a roaring Frost Wyvern.
It was, without doubt, the best ship Ryuk had ever seen—an elegant integration of a fighter jet and a long-distance travel vessel.
As it hovered lower, a ramp extended with a soft hiss. Steam rose from its seams as cold air rushed outward toward them all.
Eventually, the fog cleared, revealing the open ramp before them. Ryuk turned to Elder Celine.
"You think this will be good?" she asked, barely hiding her prideful smile.
"It shouldn’t blow up with a bang if it slams into a cosmic body, at least. So... I guess it’s good?" he replied, making her chuckle.
"Don’t worry—we have a good pilot too. Come on, let’s get going..." she said as she began walking toward the ramp.
Ryuk finally moved, followed by Isha and Antares as they all stepped forward, their boots crunching lightly against the frosted metal surface.
As they stepped inside, Elder Celine paused to look at the Nagas, who waved at them, especially Queen Snowardo, who hugged her teary daughters tightly.
She smiled faintly at the glassy eyes the Queen barely held back.
"Goodbye, little snow..." she whispered. Though quiet, the words reached Queen Snowardo, who gave a firm nod as they watched the hatch close.
The aircraft rose higher and shot into the sky, becoming a beam of light that tore through the clouds before vanishing into the vast emptiness of space with blinding speed.
"Goodbye, Elder Celine..." Queen Snowardo murmured to herself before she turned to look at her people, who were clearly still devastated by the leaving of the Forst Wyverns.
Even though they were not that much of a personal relationship since the Frost Wyverns were very reclusive, it was still disheartening to watch them leave, as they all most likely will never cross paths with them again.
But alas, the parting was needed.
"Now... we also return to our world."