Misty

I land on my feet in a sea of mist. Silver fog snakes around my ankles, around my glimmering armour made of pure light.

For a moment, I think I’m… lost within the aether–in the misty, shadowed undercurrent that separates our realm from the Goddess’s kingdom.

But wet grass squishes beneath my boots as I stumble forward, breathless, damn near in pieces. Rain pelts the top of my head as I grope for anything to grab onto before I careen toward the ground.

I yelp as my body lands with a thud.

Thunder booms, followed by its rolling echo as it bounces toward me. The rain fizzles to a...