"----"
Silence permeated the surroundings.
Miasma drifted soundlessly through the air.
This was an incredibly dim space.
The passage of time had left weathered marks upon the walls.
Moss and lichen covered the ground.
Within the depths of this ruin-like graveyard lay a chamber where one would face the witch's game known as the "trial."
That was right.
This was the resting place of Echidna, the Witch of Greed.
Here, no one but those recognized by the graveyard could enter.
Here, no one but mixed-bloods susceptible to the barrier had the right to enter.
Emilia knew that.
At present, within this "Sanctuary," no one but herself could enter this place.
Even Fang Li, who had come here before, could not.
Therefore, here, no one could find Emilia.
Emilia sat against the wall outside the tomb chamber where the trial could be undertaken.
Her arms wrapped around her legs.
Her face was buried in her knees.
Her silver hair, which usually seemed to glow softly, looked utterly dull at this moment.
An unprecedented loneliness surrounded Emilia.
"So scary..."
Emilia's voice, sounding as though she were crying, escaped her lips.
"So scary..."
This was Emilia's truest feeling at this moment.
"So scary..."
She was afraid of being all alone.
"So scary..."
She was afraid of what had happened to her.
Emilia was that helpless now.
"Whoosh..."
Faintly, the howling wind outside the graveyard seemed to reach her ears.
The temperature continued to drop, making the entire graveyard extremely cold.
Emilia could sense that some enormous disturbance seemed to be occurring outside. Even the air was filled with unmistakable traces of mana.
For even traces of mana to seep into this place, which was saturated with the witch's miasma, something major must have happened outside.
But Emilia could no longer spare any attention