章 272: In The Veil of Spirits

"...What do I do?"

Charlotte muttered this to herself repeatedly as she hesitantly ran the skin of her pale, soft fingers across the smooth form of the ball of darkness. 

It was as large as a boulder, though upon touching it, the integrity of its form felt almost weightless, as if it was simply a gathering of shadows. Attempting to use a purifying spell, "Nodens: Proper Flowing River!". 

Clear, purified water of a magical origin sprouted from before her extended hands, wrapping itself around the spherical shape of the enigmatic ball of gloomy energy. 

"...Huh?"

Suddenly, her amethyst eyes as sweet as dessert looked up to see the curtain that encompassed the entirety of the valley place itself down, anchoring into the world before everything suddenly shifted--the bountiful nature around her dying instantly. 

...What is this feeling? It got so...cold, so fast. It feels like there are eyes all over me--what's going on? Charlotte thought.