The truth hidden in the gaps of reality, invisible to the naked eye.
When Gawain saw those flickering shadows, his first reaction had not actually gone that far. He had merely assumed they were some sort of optical concealment, an illusion hiding the tower's true condition. But that simple thought lasted less than a tenth of a second before he suddenly realized something—
Of the three people present, he was a Legendary Knight, Modir was a Legendary Mage, and Amber, though not particularly strong in combat, was a suspected Shadow Chosen—a "Shadow Grandmaster" capable of stealing authority from the Night Lady's divine kingdom. What level of optical concealment or Illusion Magic could fool the eyes of an exploration team like this?!
This was no optical illusion. At the very least, some power from the realm of miracles was entrenched here! Research results from the Divine Authority Council and knowledge he had acquired from several retired gods rapidly surfaced in Gawain's mind, and he immediately concluded that something almost capable of interfering with reality itself was concealing this tower's true state.
Amber reacted in an instant and abruptly looked up at the sky. Her eyes did not, like those heroes from bardic tales, flash with inspiration and pierce the hidden veil, but a vague intuition still rose from deep within her. As thoughts raced through her mind, she unconsciously raised both hands, hesitating over whether she should summon powers that might point toward the gods.
This was the Tower of Reverse Tide. Rashly using power beyond the mortal realm might well invite unforeseen changes.
But wasn't the situation before them already an unforeseen change?
Amber quickly made up her mind and raised both hands high. An invisible gale instantly swept through the center of the hall. Within that grayish-white torrent of