Before him, giant streams and waterfalls appeared over a floor of shallow water, their roaring chorus stirring awe within his chest and drawing from him a breath of wonder.
After the questions, Asahi's eyes opened to shimmering shallow water, where the sun scattered sparks at dusk and gargantuan waterfalls rose up from the horizon.
The scene shifted seamlessly as memories blended with reality, a tremor of awe and longing echoing in his chest, each vivid detail unfurling a bittersweet beauty that ached deep inside him.
"Mother..."
The landscape ahead of him was a remnant of a bygone era, a hauntingly familiar fragment of the Second Incarnation of the world of Gincad, and its faded majesty filled him with a sense of loss and distant yearning.
"Callista..." he muttered.
