And the hole didn't end. It stretched far, far into the distance so far that their eyes couldn't follow where it stopped.
It looked like someone had taken a blade to the ocean itself, carving a wound that reached beyond sight.
Maria's mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out. Her bow arm trembled. She blinked once, twice.. but the sight didn't vanish.
Neptunia's lips parted too, her breath caught in her throat. Her eyes reflected the faint light of the devastation before them.
The magnitude of the attack was unreal. The power behind that one throw.. behind a single apple was monstrous.
"How…" Maria whispered, voice barely audible. "How far does that go?"
Her words trembled as she spoke. She couldn't even see the end of the destruction. The tunnel carved through the sea stretched so far that even her enhanced vision failed to find its end.
