Chapter 40: The Summoning Behind Silent Doors
The journey back to the Ling Estate was wrapped in silence so complete it felt sacred.
Rain murmured against the curved windshield of the hovering Rexora, its silver droplets chasing one another down the dark glass like falling stars. Outside, the world was a blur of storm and shadow, of mountains swallowed by mist and towers softened by rain.
Inside the car, Ling Mei sat still as a statue, her eyes fixed on the shifting world beyond, though her mind roared louder than the thunderclouds overhead.
Vroooom.
The sleek black vehicle surged forward like a phantom, weaving through the storm-laced skies. It moved faster than it ever had—too fast. As if trying to outrun the fate that waited at its end.
The mountains below bled into long, formless streaks. Forests and golden temples became rivers of light and gray. Time itself seemed to lose meaning.
Ling Mei closed her eyes.
She was no longer watching the world.