Velitas.
After five days of emergency response, the Mages had finally buried the rift.
The nightmare-like purple sky had disappeared.
In its place shone the bright sunlight and the moist sea breeze.
The cost was not just thousands of tons of Charging Stones, but also three islands that were forever lost within the rift.
There were also nearly two thousand "mules" urgently gathered from the 91-100 "Lower City Districts."
They, clad in simple protective gear, were sent into the rift one by one to cast stones and probe the way, none returning alive.
Most of these people were illegal immigrants, each with a history of offenses.
They lived in the chaotic last ten islands and took the chance to make a living in the "City Districts" at the break of dawn and dusk when the islands opened.
When the disaster struck, the wealthy districts numbered at or below 20 had the highest level of protective measures in place.
