A sticky headache soaked and passed through my mind.
The sky that had been spewing blizzards was now belching out fierce howls. The cracks in the barrier that began to reveal themselves with a creak spread uncontrollably.
Until the rupture sounded, it was merely an instant.
The iron bars that had imprisoned the Academy turned into particles of pure white light. The gray sky cleared up, and the world of white snow finally enjoyed the full blessing of the sun.
My consciousness became a little clearer right after that.
My gaze, which had been surveying the surroundings with a hazy mind, soon directed itself straight to somewhere. A girl dragging her body along, clutching her head and letting out groans.
From that small body, embers were fluttering out profusely.
“Ah, no…….”
A trembling voice, light gradually returned to the tawny eyes that had been empty.
As if lights were turning on in a darkened room.
“I, I… huh…….”
Contraction, expansion.
The pupils moved arbitrarily as if the optic nerves were malfunctioning. Then, suddenly, the focus began to shake, and a voice leaked out from between the lips.
In that tone, only deep doubt lingered.
“Why, I…….?”
I took a step…