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Their screams resonated within the four corners of the sealed room, echoing relentlessly as if the sound itself had nowhere to escape.
The air trembled with their anguish, yet beyond those walls, nothing could be heard. Scarlette had already cast a barrier—an impenetrable veil of magic that silenced everything within. No matter how desperate their cries were, the outside world would remain completely unaware of what was unfolding inside.
Time passed in what felt like an unending stretch of agony.
After several long minutes, the once-deafening screams began to die down, gradually fading into an eerie quiet. Eventually, there was nothing left.
Where living bodies had once stood, there was only emptiness.
Only ashes remained, scattered lifelessly across the ground.
