The Manufacturing District burned.
Smoke rose into the sky.
Broken buildings littered the streets.
The GFR continued moving forward.
Slow.
Steady.
Unstoppable.
BOOM.
BOOM.
BOOM.
Every step echoed across Asphyxia.
Atop a floating command platform, Alice stared toward the machine.
Then frowned.
"Too far."
She reached into a small pouch.
Pulling out a brass scope.
A surprisingly ordinary-looking one.
Raj glanced over.
"You're seriously using a telescope?"
"It's not a telescope."
"It literally is."
"It's a tactical observation instrument."
"It's a telescope."
Alice ignored her.
The Queen raised the scope.
Looked through it.
Then sighed.
Still too far.
A crimson magic circle appeared around her right eye.
Complex symbols began rotating.
Lines of light intertwined.
Raj recognized the spell immediately.
"Oh."
Alice spoke.
The circle brightened.
"Far Sight."
The symbols expanded.
The lens of the scope glowed crimson.
Suddenly—
The distant battlefield became crystal clear.
Buildings.
Soldiers.
The GFR.
Everything.
As though she were standing beside it.
Alice smiled.
"Much better."
Raj crossed her arms.
"You only use that spell to spy on people."
"I use it for many things."