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After discovering that the sky of this world was an illusion barrier, Maria was quite perplexed.
"Oho? Now this is interesting. The sky is fake?"
"I-IT'S NOT FAKE! THIS IS A DIVINE REALM. IMITATING ELEMENTS FROM OUR ORIGINAL WORLD IS NOT AS EASY AS YOU MAY THINK! IT WAS SIMPLER TO CREATE A MIRRORED SKY THAN… Wait, why am I even explaining this?! LEAVE! WHAT SORT OF MONSTER ARE YOU?! LEAVE RIGHT NOW! LEAVEEEEE!"
"No, I'm not leaving."
Maria flew through the crack as it sealed behind her. The barrier's auto-repair function, which she found fascinating, activated swiftly.
As she approached the immense golden pagoda-palace spaceship, Maria faced relentless attacks from soldiers. These were now gigantic, nearly matching her size, though still formed of fragile light.
With a single swipe of her halberd, hundreds perished, and a slash of her sword felled a few hundred more, creating a devastating spectacle of her overwhelming strength.
