"The remnant… of the World Tree?"
Herolia's sudden and descriptive words caught Messai's attention.
Before meeting the World Tree sapling Tylene held in her hand, Messai only knew World Trees to be very ancient and were things of legend.
But, Herolia knew that she had a leaf from the World Tree with her just by coming in contact with her.
The Saintess did not answer Messai. Instead, she grabbed her hand again. Messai tried to pull her hand back but discovered the Saintess possessed astonishing strength.
Her strength was not the type of brute force capable of causing pain. Instead, it seemed like time had stopped on Herolia.
At this moment, Herolia closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, a pitch-black world… the 'Conscious World,' appeared before her.
Inside that world, a sphere of light was illuminating the darkness. Gradually, that sphere of light transformed into a deer-like creature.
