Ray

Thump.

The sound that my feet made when gently touching the ground was of no significance on its own, yet it held great meaning for me in particular. Because by landing on the stable ground right now, the boring part of my journey finally came to an end.

"Show-off!" Landing without even a hint of grace, the winged girl's legs stuck several centimeters into the soft ground before her momentum was finally gone.

Ever since I managed to pull that mana phasing off, our relationship changed. While just the first day was enough for both of us to get rid of the mutual hostility, it was that moment of achieving what didn't appear to be plausible that finally pushed the two of us over the initial awkwardness.