The words landed like physical blows.
The Dead did not stay dead!
Several Dukes, Honored, and Royal Living Existences actually rose from their thrones, their understanding of victory suddenly revealed as delusion.They had fought, had won, had celebrated their triumph over Death itself. But Death, it seemed, didn't acknowledge defeat.
Elysia continued, her voice growing colder with each word.
"The Wandering Territories had means prepared for the thinning of The Veil…contingencies developed over eons, tested through catastrophe, refined by necessity. Those preparations will now fall short because Living Existences... some or all of you... made the ridiculous choice to play with Death and accelerated this entire process."
HUUM!
The accusation landed in the air like a blade waiting to fall. Before it could fully settle, Origin Ama Gias's eyes blazed with white flames that made local space reconsider its temperature.
