Hope in Dark

Last session, the party began the complex calculations required to reach Warden. While J-5 and Artyom dove deep into the numbers, Ignis, Kaine, and Kitiara focused on boosting the crew's morale.

They hosted a talent show that was a resounding success with the crowd. Once J-5 was satisfied with his calculations, the night concluded with a theatrical rendition of Two Hearts Apart by the contest winner.

The following day, the party worked together to jumpstart the machine, successfully teleporting from the Astral Sea back to the Material Plane. They arrived in the dense woods on the outskirts of Warden, but before the party could catch their breath, they were ambushed by the various monsters that prowl the forest. The party managed to fend them off just as the nearby black spires began to chime, their ring chasing away the remaining beasts.