Book Two: Chapter 154

Mike walked with her to the edge of the garden. The rats had trimmed the hedges down over the last couple of hours, giving them a clear path to the edge of the floating garden. When they got there, they got on their hands and knees and crawled to the edge, peering down into the depths below.

It was possibly miles of nothing, followed by shifting clouds beneath. When the clouds moved, Yuki could see something beneath them, shifting around. Beth had told them that she thought it was souls who had gotten trapped here, but Yuki suspected something far more sinister.

“What’s down there?” he asked. The ground shook beneath them, and both of them clutched nearby rocks tightly.

“Doesn’t matter. Won’t be there long.” The ground rattled again, and a stone tumbled free of a nearby garden wall, falling into the void beneath. “We should scoot back.”

“Agreed.” They moved away about ten feet and then stood. The ground rumbled under them again, and Yuki realized that she no