So… my thoughts were right.
This sprawling, crumbling castle—it is Luminaris.
And this entire S-rank dungeon? It's actually what's left of Princess Felicia's home. A piece of her world, torn from the past and trapped inside a twisted pocket dimension.
"What happened?" I ask. "Why is it like this now?"
However—
"I'll tell you later. Right now, I'm in a hurry." she replies coldly.
And then, she moves. No—we move.
Her hands, her legs, my body.
Running forward, sprinting fast.
And though her expression is composed, there's something beneath it.
Ba-dump! ba-dump! ba-dump!
I can feel her heart hammering in her chest. Or maybe it's mine. Or both.
She's anxious, worried.
A deep pit of unease coils inside our gut like a cold knot.
There's something here. Something dangerous. Something waiting for her inside the shattered walls of Luminaris.
Felicia skids to a stop near the cliff edge.
And I blink.
Huh?
"Felicia… there's no way across!"
