Sienna's head throbbed with an unbearable ache.
The pain felt far worse than staying awake through ten sleepless nights, as though countless invisible hands were pressing against her mind from every direction. Yet beneath that pain was another strange sensation she had never experienced before. Part of her felt detached from her own body, as if her soul had drifted somewhere beyond flesh and bone, quietly floating while an endless current of unfamiliar knowledge poured into her consciousness. It was an indescribable feeling—agonizing and strangely magnificent at the same time.
The truth was that Sienna's previous understanding of magic had been almost nonexistent.
Back on Earth, magic had always belonged to myths, fantasy novels, and games.
