Chapter 40

The convertible tenazoid that Ethan and his friends had collected rolled through the sand on a hot afternoon.

It had been weeks since they left Thronovaldera, and they still hadn’t found any other signs of civilization. Along the way, they faced a few sand monsters and emerged victorious, but not without suffering a few casualties. Ethan and Ivory learned more about their abilities and slowly mastered how to control them. Over time, the four friends grew closer, becoming an unbreakable family.

“Hey, what’s that?” Ethan asked, placing a can of soda between his lips. He looked a little different from before. He had grown a bit taller and had more muscle. He had shaved some hair off the left side of his head, leaving only the right side curved down to ear level.

He waited for a reply as they slowly approached the strange object he was staring at, but there was none. He turned around to find Kathrin sleeping on a hammock that hung at an angle between two walls, its str