Kana thrashed around to get free, and she finally broke the restraints holding her down.
The invisible grip faltered instantly, freezing in place before it shattered into fragments of light, dissolving into the golden expanse around her.
She took one last glance toward the distant source of the voice, her heart pounding wildly in her chest… and then turned away.
The light collapsed inward, the dream unraveling into shards that scattered into nothingness.
Her breath hitched as she felt herself falling — fast and heavy, as though gravity had finally remembered her.
And then — a gasp.
Kana's eyes flew open, her chest rising and falling rapidly as reality came rushing back.
The temple's secret garden swam back into focus, sunlight filtering through the leaves overhead.
Ruby was there.
Her pink hair glimmered softly in the dappled light, her brows drawn together in quiet worry as she leaned over Kana.
"Kana…You're awake."
