With a final, graceful leap, the Sonic Thief Vivi burst out from the shadowed depths of the Garden of Hell's inner forest, landing lightly on the sunlit expanse beyond.
The endless stretch of twisted trees and tangled undergrowth was finally behind her—replaced by the vast, open wilderness that rolled out like a sea of golden grass...
The sun hovered at the horizon, casting its brilliant orange light that slowly dimmed as it sank.
"Sigh… finally out…"
The solo adventurer dropped the bloody cloth bag from her shoulder to the ground, then began stretching her arms above her head in a languid, cat-like motion... stretching out the kink and even the built-up frustration from days stuck in the forest.
"No more endless trees for at least a week. Period."
Her eyes then scanned the open wilderness with its comforting familiarity, tracing the seemingly simple dirt path that stretched from the heart of the Garden of Hell... to the mainland of Florentia...
