Antagonist of Earth (19)

Red eyes that appeared as if they were glowing.

It was merely a natural result of their contained magic energy, but on the contrary, the sense it induced was not one of 'naturality' at all.

Attention that was pinned on her. Eyes that were glued to her.

Rather than a creature with eyes, that thing was more akin to something more.

Whether that 'something' was a monster. A ghost or spirit even. Or something else entirely―the details were irrelevant.

What mattered was one thing.

'It'... was, without a shadow of a doubt, the thing responsible.

That is, for the killing of her teammate and party leader, John Charleston Pierce.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The world that was slowed down to a near halt continued to move sluggishly.

However, things certainly could remain as such forever.

The duration of Sophie's ability was only finite, after all, and more importantly, she knew instinctively.