Marcus swirled the last of his wine.
"This is a joke," he muttered, setting the cup down with a soft clink. "How can a rift just pop up in my room like a random stray?"
"How lazy does one have to be for a rift to appear inside their room…" Orochi mumbled.
Marcus tried perceiving the rift, but his powers didn't work on it. Neither could he sense something beyond it.
He clicked his tongue. "Well… whatever."
He shook his head and turned around to walk back to his sofa.
"Whatever? There's a whole rift in your office, and you're not entering it?" Orochi asked.
"Let's be real. I'm not entitled to enter every rift I see, and besides, how foolish would I be to walk through a rift I certainly am not able to percie- Whoa!"
A hand clamped the back of his collar.
"My disciple cannot be a fucking pussy!" Orochi said.
The world blurred as Orochi hurled Marcus with sheer monstrosity and threw Marcus into the rift.
