The sensation of weightlessness was overwhelming. Everything around them was pitch-black, with only a spot of white light ahead gradually expanding until the darkness was completely swallowed by blinding whiteness.
Then, a dazzling light burst forth.
Cypher instinctively shut his eyes. At the same time, he felt solid ground beneath his feet.
But immediately afterward, he lost his balance and dropped to his knees.
Sand?
Scorching grains against his face were the first sensation transmitted to his mind through his nerves, while dry air entered his lungs through his nose.
Still, that was only a sensation, because he was currently inside a humanoid puppet!
Feeling around and struggling to his feet, Cypher narrowed his eyes to ease the discomfort.
After a while, his vision finally stopped blurring.
Above him stretched an empty, boundless blue sky without a single cloud. Beneath his feet lay uneven golden sand, glinting beneath the sunlight.
Yes, golden sand. It felt like sand, yet it possessed a metallic sheen. But it definitely was not gold, because even all the gold ever mined on Earth could never have paved a desert this vast!
Just as Cypher was thinking that—
Bang—
What was that?!
But Cypher no longer had a chance to strike back at whoever had ambushed him from behind.
He simply could not control this frail puppet body and could only let it roll down from the top of the dune.
Buzz—buzz—buzz...
Although the little red-robed figure before him was Iris, seeing her hand... no, she had no hands. Still, watching her hop about while constantly making buzzing noises—
Cypher forgave her.
While Iris was apologizing, Luna and Cassandra also landed atop the hill one after another.
Seeing Cypher and Iris below, they both sat down and slid down the slope, conveniently making the same buzzing