The void, in an instant, transformed into a pendulum, swaying back and forth. This "swaying" was merely a sensation, but Toby could feel his consciousness being stretched and compressed amid the strange spatial distortion, nearly losing its cohesive form.
"What is happening?" Toby wondered as he did his utmost to maintain balance, his mind filled with confusion.
Throughout more than a hundred experiences in the House of the Heart, he had never encountered such a situation.
With the other side so close at hand, why did this sudden anomaly occur? What exactly had gone wrong?
As anxiety gnawed at Toby, the Extreme Resentment Thoughts grew increasingly elated, continuously releasing its negative emotions to further provoke greater changes in the void.
This terrifying and unknown disruption persisted for an indeterminate amount of time. Just as Toby felt his consciousness might be torn into fragments, the oscillations in the void gradually subsided into stillness.
