Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Central Region, Central Academic City, Morningstar University District, Morningstar University Campus, Garden of Beginning
Aside from restricting the invaders' realms, the card world's will had never directly acted against them. I never understood why. But if I had to speculate, then based on what I was experiencing now, it was most likely because it had never considered the invaders a true threat to its existence—at least not until Slay used that stake-shaped tool carved from the twig of a world calamity tree. That was what finally frightened it into intervening.
"My prince, please do not resist. I do not wish to harm you. But if you leave me no choice…" Slay warned, drawing out a slave globe meant to capture both Lucine and me. Her other hand reached for the stake tool, clearly prepared to flee this damned realm the moment she secured us.
