A few days later.
The dark clouds that had long blanketed the sky above the Land of Rain finally receded, and a brilliant ray of sunlight briefly pierced through them.
Pale clouds drifted across the sky, and together with the dazzling sunshine, they made for a fine, pleasant day.
At a sheer cliff that looked as though it had been hewn by blades and axes, a smooth mountainside slanted down from above like a prism!
From the sky, it looked as if a vast chasm had been carved into the land, with broad plains stretching out on either side.
But from the front, one could see a magnificent structure nestled against the cliff face amid the crags.
Like a palace made of white bone, the enormous building seemed desolate.
It stood deep within the cliffs, steeped in their shadowy gloom, and exuded an atmosphere of quiet solitude.
All around it, apart from the towering cliff at its side, the land stretched as far as the eye could see, bathed in sunlight.
Only the place where it stood remained forever shrouded in the mountain's shadow.
Just then.
"Whoosh!"
A tiny figure suddenly appeared on the sunlit horizon.
He was sprinting toward the palace at top speed, but compared with the vast land and the immense structure, he seemed utterly insignificant.
Like an ant beneath a god's feet, he looked far too small beside the palace.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
The figure raced along, a little sweat trickling down his forehead.
After a while, he finally reached the shadowed area, and the enormous palace came into view.
"Haa..."
Just then, a gentle breeze swept past.
Feeling it brush against him, the figure suddenly stopped. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, closed his eyes, and spread his arms.
Like a bird soaring through