Night had completely swallowed the Velmora District beneath an atmosphere so oppressive that even the air itself seemed heavier to breathe, while far beyond the restricted barriers erected throughout the territory, an enormous swirling breach continued distorting the sky like a massive wound carved directly into reality itself.
Black and violet currents twisted endlessly within the gigantic vortex suspended above the ground, space around it fracturing and repairing repeatedly in disturbing patterns as unstable mana storms crackled throughout the surroundings.
The land near the breach had already transformed into a heavily fortified emergency zone.
