Chapter 502: S - Flicker
Shaily blinked after picking the skill, and just like that, she found herself somewhere else.
She was standing on top of tall ramparts made of some cold dark stone. What seemed to be an infinite castle, amalgam of ramparts, walls and spires, extended as far as the eye could see in all directions under a cloudless crimson sky.
Thick red mist hid the bottom of the ‘castle’ so any notion of ‘the ground’ was completely lost. There were windows everywhere but it was impossible to see through any of them. In some places, the rampart paths met in ways that made little sense to the eyes, like glued together in sharp angles that seemed to lead nowhere.
Perhaps the strangest part, though, was the sound of violent winds permeating the place, despite the fact that no trace of wind could be felt.
“That might have been a mistake after all,” Shaily murmured under her breath, her eyes wandering around the incomprehensible scenery.
She tried to access her status but there was no response from the system, which is when she noticed her blue skin. Her instant first reflex was to reach for her horns, finding them well on her head.
Am I out of the trial?
“Hello?”
“Can someone hear me?”