Cr…Crack! Crack!
It was a sight unlike any other.
The sky, once a serene blue, was now cracking and breaking apart, revealing a jagged, gaping chasm that seemed to stretch from horizon to horizon.
The edges of the crack glowed with an ethereal light as if searing heat emanated from the depths of the celestial rupture.
"What's going on?"
Whispered someone in the crowd.
"The sky… It's…"
Stuttered another.
As the people stood there, frozen in awe, strange things began to happen.
Rustle―! Rustle―!
The crack pulsed and writhed, and one could hear a sound like the rustling of wings or the whispering of ghosts. And then, from the depths of the crack, something emerged - something huge and tangible… almost like a wave.
"H,hey…"
Leon punched Ram, who was beside him. His gaze was currently drawn toward the crack in the sky.
It was expanding by the second.
"I'm not seeing this, right?"
Ram shook his head, secretly taking a big gulp. There was something unsettling about the situation, and his lips trembled.
"You.. you have any idea of what's happening?"
"N,no."
Leon shook his head.
"I think it's best if― "
Just as he was about to finish his sentence, the crack exploded into bits, and the wave that formed above came crashing down from the sky.
Crash―!
The wave was so powerful that it sent the people scattering in all directions. Accompanying the wave were screams of terror which resounded throughout. Pieces of the sky fell directly down to earth, and everyone fell into a state of panic.
"Oh, shit!"
Leon muttered, staring at the approaching wave. He wanted to run, but he couldn't. The wave was too fast and too large for him to avoid. By the time a second had gone by, the wave was already upon him, and he reflexively closed his eyes, thinking this would be his last.
Wooosh―! But just as he closed his eyes, he felt a passing breeze, and the mana inside of his body boiled.
It was like a furnace had been lit inside him, and he could feel the power coursing through his veins.
"Huh?"
his eyes again, he was shocked to see that he was
die? What's going
him, checking to see if
screams of terror had completely died down, and when
"What happened?"
overheard Ram's absentminded mutterings, and he turned his head toward him. He observed him closely but
closely. Just as the two were about to open their mouths, their eyes bulged simultaneously. It was as if they noticed it at
"The…"
quickly closed their eyes and felt the mana in the
each other,
not tripping, am
was barely above
"No… You're not tripping."
Ram's words, his face filled with shock. Looking around and seeing
mana in the air definitely became many times
***
"Ugh."
time. I was there, so I not only saw everything that took place, but I also saw
There was nothing that stopped
that moment, I really thought it'd be it for me… I thought that everything that I worked for would come crashing down at that
…Why did you not go through with
from my mind. I was extremely curious as to what had caused
it that made
Was it Kevin?
he the one responsible
"Ugh."
felt the tips of my fingers and attempted to prop up the rest of my body from the
my body hurt, and I was so stiff that I could hardly move. I knew that several of my bones had been fractured, and despite the fact that I had just
"Fuck."
against it. I forced myself to take a few
but I was well versed
of this magnitude did not bother me nearly as much as it would
'It isn't too bad…'
It looked like a few paintings and some papers had been knocked over, but other than that, there wasn't
come through the room, knocking
Despite that…
"What is this?"
I was quite a distance away from it and
and words floated around the orb, and I found myself unable to
it resonated with something within my body,
"Come."
as if I were in a trance. What was shocking, however, was the fact that the orb listened
as if it were a sentient being and moved in my direction, drifting closer to me. Before coming to a halt, it hovered just a hair's breadth above
the air,
but that breath was soon followed by another, and
'This orb…'
something
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!