Neo floated silently above the orbit of Earth, arms crossed, Obitus stabbed on the Sky Barrier.
The solar winds brushed past him, carrying dust and fragments of debris, but he paid them no mind.
His gaze was fixed on the Void Entities, and at the far beyond, into the black ocean of space where he knew 'they' would come from.
Beside him, Yaleth hovered lightly. He glanced at Neo, and spoke,
"...You shouldn't use anything reckless."
Neo tilted his head. "...?"
"I'm saying," Yaleth said, "don't try to use your River of Time to regress. It won't work anymore.
"You've officially participated in an interplanetary battle, and your combat strength has crossed beyond Stage-3. The crutch that Time has been giving you until now has been taken away. You should be able to feel that too."
Neo frowned.
He already had a bad relation with Time Elementals, so they haven't bothered to tell him they were taking away his regression ability.
In fact, Neo felt no different from before.
