At first, the world was gray and hazy. After an unknown amount of time, light and shadow intertwined to form a scene. Sifa stared blankly at himself standing atop a mountain peak. Before him stood several withered, yellowed trees and a protruding boulder.
[Wake up, stop dreaming!]
Suddenly, Sifa jolted awake and immediately realized he was dreaming.
Only then did he rise to his feet and look around.
His view ahead was blocked by the boulder, while behind him and to either side, a forest stretched from the foot of the mountain as far as he could see.
However, he saw someone atop the boulder.
"Admiral of Stars" Cattleya!
Sifa froze.
Why was she in his dream?
Or was she part of his dream as well?
Cattleya sat alone on the boulder, hugging her knees with both arms and leaning forward, seemingly staring at something.
She still wore her usual classical black robe, but her expression was utterly lost. She did not move at all, like a stone statue.
Sifa lightly leaped onto the boulder, intending to test what was going on with this Cattleya, when he suddenly saw a breathtaking sight in the distance ahead of the boulder!
It was a towering mountain peak, upon which stood countless palaces, soaring spires, and majestic city walls. These structures possessed an indescribable grandeur and magnificence. Layer upon layer, they encircled the mountain, forming an architectural complex filled with an epic, mythical aura.
Every one of them was extraordinarily enormous, like palaces built for Giants, allowing anyone who saw them to truly feel their own insignificance.
Far beyond that mountain, the sun hung high in the sky. It seemed to be dusk, casting golden radiance over the city and painting every palace and tower in brilliant gold, as though the light of