NOVEL NEXT Chapter 97 : Subsidence
Chapter XCVII : Subsidence
Earlmorn of Quartus, Third Day of Duskmoon
Mica rejoiced. She fled the cavern, heightened with the thrill of victory. Her triumph couldn't be overstated. Side by side with the Savior of the World and her fellow companions, she took down an immortal demon of such strength and infamy that tales of its terrors had survived a millennium.
The underground tunnels shook, yet her fear was tempered by sheer enthusiasm. She felt invincible as she raced atop the corridor's mirror-smooth surface, the end nearly in sight. She might not have found her goddess after death, but Bram had proven the Gurudeva's visions were true. Through him, people now had hope that their world would survive the existential threat of the Ahrimen. And she had been a part of it.
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She skipped toward the exit, dancing through falling debris, giggling as a blizzard of powdered rock flooded the passage. It coated her lungs, and she doubled over coughing. Bliss turned to dread. An arm reached out and grabbed her, lifting her off her feet. She spit out a paste of fine dust, while her eyes stung with silicon diamonds.
Her senses were muddled, but she knew the tunnel was on the verge of collapse. The exit was too distant. She and her friends would never make it. She had to do something, but there was only enough manna left in her body to ensure the Savior survived, along with Quon and Matthias. Her precious friends and allies. They would have to continue the fight … without her.
She embraced menis and cast her spell, pleased that she had made the right choice. As the ceiling fell, she had time to force just one more enchantment. It didn't matter that her manna was depleted. That she would need to overextend and risk burning out. Her time on Gaia was over. But, before she left, she wanted to make sure she would never have to face the oblivion of death again. Better not to move through time at all, then to spend an eternity with nothing.