Retribution of the Awakened

A force beyond mortal reckoning paralyzed the entire space of Tala's residence.

Everything—the breath of wind, the hush of flowing water, the subtle pulse of living energy—had ceased. The very air carried a weight so dense it felt as if time itself had congealed, trapping the estate within an eerie stillness.

The cosmic tapestry above, once interwoven with glimmering celestial threads, flickered erratically, as though struggling to decide whether to persist or unravel.

The mansion's vast moonlit gardens, once a sanctuary of tranquil beauty, were now caught in a paradox of existence.

Frozen between bloom and decay, the monarch rosemallow blossoms, which unfurled only under the touch of starlight, hung with half-withered, half-thriving petals, uncertain of their fate.

The shimmering pools of Dalisay Dew, known to ripple with the softest of heartbeats, had turned into motionless mirrors of silver, reflecting a sky in disarray.