Chapter 39: The Silence After Power
The battlefield was… quiet.
Too quiet.
No explosions.
No movement.
Only broken ground.
And heavy breathing.
Meera stood still.
Her power—
Gone silent.
Not vanished.
Just… resting.
Her body felt weak.
Every muscle heavy.
Every breath slow.
"…Is it over?" she whispered.
No answer.
Arjun stepped closer.
Carefully.
Watching everything.
"…I don't think so," he said quietly.
Meera looked up.
The sky…
Still dark.
Still unnatural.
As if something hadn't ended yet.
Then—
A sound.
A crack.
Very faint.
But clear.
Both of them froze.
"…Did you hear that?" Meera asked.
Arjun nodded slowly.
The ground beneath them.