Sonia slowly descended to the edge of the cliff, sheathed her sword, and took a towel and sports drink from Dedarose, wiping the fine sweat from her neck and sipping the drink in small gulps. Before her was a vast, unseen chasm, a gaping scar on the earth, appearing as if it slashed the entire land apart.
But half an hour ago, this was still an endless plain.
"Sword Maiden—" Diya rushed over to hug Sonia, burying her head in her arms and sniffing intensely: "Look at me absorbing your talent! How can you improve so fast! Slow down for me!"
"Don't be like that, sticky." Sonia pushed her away, handing her the sports drink. "You're progressing quickly too; you're the only one among us to construct a new Wonder. I almost got completely suppressed by your 'Witch Domain' just now."
