But alas, while the strange bird had reacted swiftly, for once in its life, it wasn't fast enough. This wasn't because it was slow or even because it hadn't reacted fast enough. it was simply because… It was bounced back!
With a single flap of its wings, it had unleashed a resounding force, and by all means, the force should have been enough to send it catering forward, perhaps even to the point where it would have to flap its wings once more, so as to not slam its head into the wall of the gorge before it. But when it flapped its wings, it moved swiftly for a moment before it felt like it ran into a wall of cotton, and a moment later, it was bounced half a step back. Vaguely, sixty-four dots of light interconnected into a complicated but beautiful formation appeared.
