Darkness lay in the distance, while overhead alone was a stretch of light, bathed in sunshine. It was truly a wonderful feeling-the stark contrast between darkness and sunlight made the sky look like a vividly colored painting.
It was magnificent indeed.
He sat on a reef by the shore, silently gazing into the distance.
He thought of nothing at all, simply sitting there and staring blankly at the sea and sky.
Only after quite a while did he gradually come back to himself.
"Have I been overworking myself lately?"
Kroya murmured to himself, "I actually don't want to leave now that I'm sitting here. Looks like I really have been pushing myself too hard."
A cool sea breeze brushed his cheeks. Moisture brought by the violent storm gathered in the air, and a dazzling, seven-colored rainbow stretched across the horizon.
In theory, the brilliant sunshine and the lingering magic left by the downpour made this an excellent time to meditate.
But he simply didn't feel like meditating.
Instead, he idly played with his magic, making all three movements of the Song of Red he had mastered resonate together. The vibrating magic formed a pleasing melody.
It echoed all around him.
He immersed himself in the pleasure of releasing his magic so freely. Honestly, it felt incredibly exhilarating to let his magic pour out without restraint or reservation.
The Song of Red was, after all, a poem praising the sun. In this environment, it was like a fish in water, its melody even stirring the magic within the surrounding sunlight into resonance.
A red glow blazed like fire within the sunlight, flickering as though it possessed life and a will of its own.
As the melody traveled farther, the crimson glow spread with it, covering an ever-greater area until it enveloped