The next sensation that Rie was aware of was rushing wind going past her.
Opening her eyes against the wind, she saw an expansive landscape rushing to meet her. Directly under her lay a forest. Not too far off from there was a large mansion, surrounded by even more forest, and what looked like a town lay far off, just distantly visible. The sun was setting over the distant mountains, painting the clouds a golden hue. It took her breath away for a moment, stunning her until she remembered she was falling through the sky, and would soon hit the ground.
Panicking, she futilely patted around to her back to see if she'd been given a parachute or something equivalent, but only found a furry tail attached to her backside. Pulling at it, she yelped in pain. "A tail?!?"
Holding this newfound tail as if it would catch her fall, she screamed as she looked back down, and realized the ground was still falling towards her at an alarming rate.