As the wound in the old world tore open, people couldn't resist peering inside to see what lay on the other side.
Pulsating arcs of light streamed along the wound's edge. At the same time, the Chaotic Matter Cluster behind Terminal Star stirred up massive waves that crashed violently against the boundary. This meant that the Mother Goddess's power had also detected the opening and was trying to erode it.
But it was a futile effort. For decades, She had tirelessly tried to corrupt the Boundary Land, yet had made no progress because Rorschach stood guard. His vigil had ensured the safety of all Casters and most Magic Arrays.
The inner walls of the wound projected fragmented silhouettes originating from within the Boundary Land. Only when the wound pierced the world's entire membrane would the view from the other side break through.
But what arrived before the view was a torrent of Rays, which painted a curtain-like aurora across the sky of the atmosphere-less Terminal Star.
