Reichenbach Falls were located in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The coal-like valley stood on both side of the falls. At the mouth of the valley was a giant crack, and the river flew in from there. The crack grew narrower near the edge, and milky white water as if boiling rushed down into the bottomless abyss. Endless emerald waves rebounded like thunder, and the thick and swaying curtain of water had a life of its own. The water rushed for ten thousand miles, and the splash itself could be as high as a skyscraper. It billowed up like smoke from a chimney. The rush of water and the sound were enough to flood a person's sense. The waves slapped at the back rocks, creating beast-like roars.