Alice did not ask any strange questions like whether she would suffer from insomnia. She already understood that Beyonders could quickly fall asleep through meditation, and that was one of the important tricks behind her ability to fall asleep at light speed.
When she woke up in the dream, the first thing Alice saw was a city frozen in twilight.
She sat atop a towering boulder. Before it lay a bottomless cliff, and across from it stood a mountain covered in countless palaces, countless high towers, and magnificent city walls.
Those buildings were grand and lavish, layered and entwined. Each one alone was exceptionally enormous, unlike a place meant for humans to live in. Together, they carried an indescribable sense of epic grandeur, miracles, and mythology.
The Sun hung far away, pouring the colors of twilight over that city. Its light seemed frozen in place.
At her side, Cattleya sat hugging her knees, her tone almost dreamlike:
"This is the Shared Dream of all of us..."
The Shared Dream of all of them... Alice Blinks Her Eyes, staring distractedly at the magnificent city.
She had seen that city before, within the key held by Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina.
She remembered that The Sun Derrick called that city...
The Giant King's Court.
When Klein woke up in the dream, he Looked Around in confusion, searching for the force that had invaded his dream.
"Want to go take a look together?" Bloodless Heath Doyle landed from the shadows, extending an invitation to him, who was clearly awake and capable of acting.
Why was he in my dream...? Had he invaded my dream? Klein froze for a moment. Rather than answering, he first observed his surroundings.
He stood atop a mountain. Behind him and to either side were rows of black, monastery-like