A Thing Called Conscience

"That was dangerous, if we were a second later, we'd have died." Maria Virdis always considered herself a brave woman.

But recalling the brilliant bursts of aura that approached the haunted house just before they vanished, she couldn't help but shudder as she nearly pulled a clump of grass.

"Don't you usually have close death encounters?" Varian asked with a genuinely curious expression as he adjusted himself on a branch.

The gravity in this world was weird and it looked like everything was growing in reverse. If they weren't careful, they'd 'fall' into the sky and into the outer space.

Despite appearing normal, both of them were putting significant effort to not be pushed away by the darn planet into the sky.

"Excuse me?" Maria looked at Varian with a dumbfounded gaze. "I should've clarified this sooner, but what kind of life did you lead again? Who the fuck has close death encounters USUALLY?"