~Aria~

I was running.

I didn't know where I was racing to or why I was running… but I just felt I should be running and never stop.

It was thick dark, but the sounds my legs made as I ran weren't crunchy—like the last time I was running in the woods and my legs were crushing the dried leaves. No tree branches smacked me either.

All I heard as I ran was:

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Heavy thuds.

Suddenly, I felt my legs wobble… like I was standing on a narrow cliff and about to drop.

And suddenly, I lost my footing.

“Nooooo!” I screamed as an invincible hand from...