The air stilled.
A suffocating silence fell across the battlefield.
Then—
It came.
A wave of sheer, suffocating pressure erupted from Lilliana.
The ground shattered beneath her feet, spiderweb cracks splintering outward in every direction. The atmosphere distorted, warping like a mirage under a blazing sun.
The decaying ruins surrounding the battlefield groaned under the weight of the energy, ancient stone walls crumbling as if crushed by invisible hands.
Leo's breath caught in his throat. He tried to force himself to breath but all her could was gasp for breath. It felt like he was drowning in an ocean with no one to save him.
It felt like the sky itself had fallen.
His knees buckled instantly.
"What… is this?"
The force bore down on him from all sides, a crushing weight threatening to flatten him into the earth. His legs trembled. His bones creaked under the unbearable pressure. His vision blurred.