Chapter 72 : The Leap

"What the hell are you trying to do?!"

Saelari's voice cracked across the ruined hall like a bolt of lightning, her eyes wide with disbelief. "I know you want to reach that damned tournament—but jumping from this height? That'll kill us!"

She pointed toward the shattered window high above, where wind howled through jagged stone like the breath of some ancient beast.

"You think we've grown wings? And what about Kaela?! She's barely breathing!"

Dirga raised his hands, trying to calm her. "Whoa—just listen to me for a second."

Saelari glared, her face a storm, but she held her tongue.

"You know my Concept," Dirga said. "Gravity. I can control the force of our descent. I've done it before."

Her eyes narrowed. "From this height?"

"…No," Dirga admitted. "And not with anyone else. Just me. But it worked. And I've refined it since then."

She didn't look convinced. Her gaze drifted back to Kaela, still unconscious in the tent.