The woman wore heeled boots, black pants and a white coat that fell halfway down her thighs. Her black hair was done up with a clip. And of course, she wore a pair of thin spectacles.
The goddess turned her head so that she seemed to be looking directly at Desa. “Now, where were we?” she mumbled. “Ah, yes. Attempts to use the gateway have been met with setbacks. Despite Kiaz’s familiarity with the Unifying Field, he has been unable to send a manned expedition through to another universe. Even the automated probes have failed to offer much hope. It seems most universes operate under laws entirely different from our own. The probes simply cease to function on the other side. And any living beings who went through would almost certainly perish.”
Mercy used her index finger to push her glass
