It began as a ripple.
Not magic. Not divine will.
Just... silence.
Too perfect. Too whole. It blanketed the sky with an ancient kind of dread.
Korrin felt it first. The runes on his arms flickered. His bones buzzed.
Naia stopped mid-laugh.
Elyse clutched her chest.
Thessaly reached for her sword.
And Liss... Liss just looked up.
She whispered, "It's not over."
The stars blinked.
A single word echoed through the world—spoken by nothing.
"UNBOUND."