Lyra’s POV
As I began to come to, I slowly pushed myself upright, my eyes scanning my surroundings to realize I was in a place I had never seen before.
Beneath me, the ground felt solid and unyielding. It wasn’t soil—it was stone. Sharp, uneven stone. The sky overhead was a flat, endless gray. There was no sunlight, no sign of anything living.
I gradually got to my feet and started surveying the area around me, only to spot a massive volcano looming not too far in the distance.
When I looked down at where I stood, I realized it wasn’t just rock—it was hardened lava. The surface was cold, but the volcano looked like it might erupt again at any moment.
Instinct kicked in, and I began sprinting in the opposite direction, away from the looming volcano. I reached a slope and climbed it, on
