Arthur followed Athena deeper into the sea of clouds.
The air around them was thin and cold, yet strangely still, as if time itself had been frozen high above the academy. Every step he took felt unreal, like he was walking through a dream that did not belong to him.
Then Athena came to a stop.
She glanced over her shoulder.
"Do you know where we are?"
Arthur looked around.
The space was impossibly vast. Clouds drifted far beneath them, while an endless sky stretched in every direction.
"Well... I'm pretty sure this isn't heaven. And it's a surprisingly spacious office."
Athena remained silent.
Instead, she casually flicked a finger.
The clouds beneath Arthur suddenly parted.
His stomach dropped.
He was floating thousands of meters above the ground.
The academy, forests, and mountains below had shrunk into tiny specks, resembling pieces on a map. A freezing wind swept past him, making his body tense as the sheer height finally sank in.
