So, the "message" symbolizing the ending of this poem gradually began to surface in the sky.
If the meaning of their existence could all be summed up as the sea...
Then Sun Extinction, which enveloped and evaporated those currents, slowly rose into the heavens.
Before Etzel could understand why her phone had lost its signal, before she could figure out what this hair-raising sensation was...
This planet had already gone dark...
Or rather, the light that should have been cast upon this planet by its star began to vanish almost instantly.
In its place came a darkness so complete that one could not see their hand before their face.
Not a single star or glimmer of light could be seen in the sky, as if this planet had been forever isolated within the silent universe.
"What happened?"
"Did I go blind? Ow! That hurts."
"I can't see..."
Amid everyone's shocked and anxious voices, Etzel opened her mouth, preparing to say something to calm them down.
But before that...
Everyone's attention was drawn to two crimson points that suddenly appeared in the pitch-black sky.
At the far end of the horizon, where there had been nothing at all, two glowing red lights became the only things anyone could see.
Could that be...
"A Giant Serpent?"
Etzel could not help muttering to herself as she glanced at the Dire Wolf beside her, which seemed to be trembling.
It was not just the Dire Wolf. For some reason, everyone present felt an oppressive presence from some terrifying existence.
Terrifying?
No, more accurately...
Everyone had sensed the most fundamental gap in "rank," as if the other party was simply that great...
As if that existence had already transcended all things merely by existing.
"It's that Giant Serpent..."
Etzel murmured softly, her voice carrying a