At Jiang Yu's call, the entire illusion suddenly shook.
Then the roiling layers of black clouds overhead churned, and a streak of light tore open the sky in an instant, breaking through the vault of heaven from somewhere unknown and plunging down.
The pitch-black blade, forged from an unfamiliar metal and a Stellaron, sliced through the air with a series of hums. It fell straight down like a meteor and slammed into the floating island beneath their feet.
Boom!
Before anyone could react, surging waves of air swept out, and the ground beneath them cracked and crumbled. Black Cleave had smashed the floating island apart in a single blow!
Earth and stones hurtled about, sand scattered everywhere, and for a moment there was nowhere to find purchase. Amid the shaking and trembling, Stelle heard Huohuo scream, and then all of them plummeted from the sky.
In a daze, Stelle passed through one barrier and curtain of dense clouds after another. The same scenery flashed past her eyes over and over as she tumbled through the air, unable to find her center of gravity and steady herself.
As another bank of clouds dispersed, their surroundings suddenly cleared. Stelle finally gained a little control over her body and fell faceup toward the ground below, only to see several holes in the thick clouds covering the top of Fyxestroll Garden's Grotto-Heaven.
Huohuo fell as well, and Cirrus, who had turned into a balloon, was also falling, though much more slowly than they were.
Stelle looked from side to side again but could not find Little Fish.
But the next instant, Black Cleave's hum reached her ears. Stelle looked toward the sound and caught only a streak at the edge of her vision before her body jolted and Jiang Yu caught her around the