I Like This Better

The pattern beneath my fingertips dissolved into light and seeped into me.

Ripples spread through the world as seen through the Wizard's Eye──detection magic.

I could sense how deep the bedrock beneath my feet went, and how it supported the weight of the soil, trees, and rainwater piled on top of it.

All of it surged into me at once as sensation.

A magical understanding of earth.

When I was little, I used to play around with the dirt at the playground.

We already know the feeling of touching dirt, the texture it has, and the smell it gives off.

It felt as though the experiences I'd gained through my body back then had expanded to a higher dimension.

I slowly opened my eyes. The ground beneath my feet felt unbelievably vivid.

It was as if the land of this enormous island had briefly welcomed me...