The lead-gray cloud layer writhed slowly like some kind of soft-bodied creature. The Energy Storm linking heaven and earth resembled a world-ending calamity, lightning illuminating the eternal night.
Anviya stood atop a mountain, gazing into the distance, thunderous radiance reflected in her pupils.
Even she, before such heaven-shaking might that seemed capable of ending the world, felt her heart nearly stop for an instant despite itself.
All she felt was helplessness and awe.
Dragons soared through the skies, yet they had never been the masters of the sky.
The world endured forever; the countless species born within it were merely passing travelers.
Anviya let out a soft breath, and her roiling thoughts gradually settled.
She looked around, trying to glean some useful information from her surroundings.
So many mountains. The weather wasn't very good...
That was the conclusion Anviya reached at first glance.
...It didn't seem very useful.
Mainly because this place truly had nothing distinctive about it. There were mountains everywhere, nothing but mountains, all of them bare and barren, without even the faintest trace of green.
It should be a desert, right?
Anviya grabbed a handful of sand from the ground and watched the fine grains slip through the gaps between her fingers, drifting toward the storm.
Come to think of it, what exactly was that storm?
Anviya looked into the distance. Even she felt waves of alarm before that terrifying storm connecting heaven and earth.
Its scale was impossible to judge. All manner of chaotic energies merged and collided within it, erupting into streak after streak of lightning.
Even Venerables of Tianlan Continent would be utterly unable to survive inside.
And why was she the only one here? Where were the others?
Anviya had not forgotten that six of them had arrived together this time. Could it