The entire cavern dissolved in white.
In the unexpected situation, Lucille felt her body yank to one side when Ashrik seized her arm. The light was too blinding for her to look at him, her eyes closed shut.
'W-what's happening?'
When the radiance finally thinned, Lucille squeezed her eyes before blinking rapidly. Her lashes trembled as shapes slowly returned to focus.
But what was stretched before her eyes had taken her off guard on the next breath.
'Isn't this...'
Instead of the black sand, beneath her boots stretched a meadow. It was lush and impossibly soft, kissed by the passing breeze.
Rolling hills ahead glimmered with dew. Clusters of wildflowers swayed gently in the wind. Their petals shimmered like starlight under the dazzling sun.
Melodic birdsong echoed through the clear sky, its sound harmonizing with the rustling leaves and the stream gurgling nearby. Gentle, pure spiritual energy brushed their skin like warm spring water.
"Lucy..."
