Part III: Atelier in Otherworld
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This is not the first time Atelier wakes up in a strange, unknown place, yet it does not mean she has gotten used to it. Her head feels heavy and her body aches – like she was dropped from a great height. And maybe she was. She can't really remember.
She forces her eyes open and sees the clear sky painted orange by the setting sun. She lay still for a while, half admiring the beauty and half struggling to regain strength to her limbs. Slowly, she climbs to her feet and looks around. It seems she has landed in the outskirts of a village. She doesn't recognise this place. Where is she? Where are the guardians?
Cautiously, she ventures into the village, hopeful that she will find somebody – anybody – to get answers from. But it is strangely quiet, and soon, she is forced to come to the scary realisation that there is not a single soul around. She is alone.
