Chapter 644: Her Eyes Which Reflected Nothing

"Riley, what… what happened? What happened?"

Aerith's voice echoed; not in a sense that it traveled and bounced again and again, no—her whispers repeated themselves, saying over and over again,

"...What happened?"

She asked, and yet no one could really give her an answer. All of them were just petrified by the sudden literal change of atmosphere inside the ship. Just earlier, they were laughing and smiling—with Aerith completely proud of what she had achieved.

They have no idea what was happening, the same as Aerith. Yet with Xra's sorrowful expression, as well as Diana's sudden visceral wails… they could really only assume the worst. It also didn't help that Hera was groveling on the floor; her face completely flushed and drowning with sweat.

"Miss Hera!? Miss Hera!"