Central Question Raised (Kōtiro’s Vision)

Kō has a vision: clouds are front of her eyes, swirling and moving—violent faces seem to form in them, snarling and snapping. As she draws nearer, the clouds begin to break, and the surface of the world becomes visible, with land and ocean present.

Comets fall from behind you like shooting stars, hitting the earth and splashing into the ocean. Land rumbles and shifts, still drawing nearer.

The shape of the land is changing—new mountains are forming right beneath you.

The contour of the land now forms a picture—just as a giant earthen face becomes visible and takes up the camera, the face’s eyes open wide, and blind Kō with white light.