Adele had said that the ultimate effect of Luvia's Words of Sublimation was to guide the Primal Moon into falling, transforming the surroundings into a Doomsday Era. That was because Luvia's understanding and perception of "the final direction" was the last age beneath that black sunset, something she had personally experienced.
Shade had thought of it back then. His own understanding of the "final direction" would also determine the effect of his Words of Sublimation. But after all, he had never fully experienced the apocalypse, so the effect of his Words of Sublimation would certainly differ from that of the Long-haired Girl.
And precisely because he had not experienced it firsthand, his understanding of "the end" should have given him the concept of "doomsday," told him what "the end" truly was, and made him certain that it was something bound to arrive.
"The Silver Moon's Shadow."
Moonlight shone directly down upon him from the boundless Star Sea. Beneath that moonlight, his shadow was strangely cast upon the ground, completely defying the laws of optics.
He suddenly understood. The Outlander suddenly understood what the flow of time had brought here, and what Destiny had arranged.
"Guidance."
A toy in his pocket trembled. Thinking of a certain possibility, Shade's heart pounded, pounding even faster than it had twenty hours earlier amid the mist of the Moon Sanctuary.
He had seen every story of Vesta Woodland, every certainty and coincidence within those ages. Some things would always happen at those crucial junctures, no matter how one tried to avoid them. The possibility he had overlooked—the one the Ancient One probably knew of but had likewise overlooked—had actually been laid before them long ago.
"...The final direction."
Beneath the dim yellow sky swept by sand, the girl sitting on the rooftop with her knees