Almost the instant she received the message, Vigina pulled herself in, retreating, trying to slide down along the massive pillar.
But her movement quickly halted, she raised her head, looking around.
The entire world had, at some point, become utterly silent. The urgent downpour, the howling evening winds, even the buzzing sounds of vehicles passing below had entirely vanished.
The world was so quiet, unnaturally quiet.
Quiet, as if she had stepped into a silent and soundless "Alternate Space."
She gazed intensely at everything, her hand gripping her waist, silently observing everything around her.
The massive steel pipe had somehow become even wetter, preventing her body from clinging to it.
She lowered her head, looking beneath her, only to see bright red blood seeping from the gaps in the steel pipe, swiftly dyeing the entire pipe a dull red.
And upon this redness, her body was rapidly losing grip, about to slide off the massive steel pipe.
