Solareth prepared his attack, the sneak formation he had been carefully weaving into the air during their clashes. Step by step, strike by strike, he had built it meticulously, without drawing attention, and now the pattern was complete. After a few more exchanges, when the last piece of his work fell into place, he was finally ready to activate it.
Then something completely unexpected happened.
His body froze. Every part of him stopped, as if the world itself had halted alongside him. Not a single stone trembled, not a ripple of mana stirred in his surroundings. Everything hung in absolute stillness, suspended in a frozen moment. Only Orien remained unaffected, moving freely through the suspended world.
What is this?
His mind instantly raced back to Ash, recalling the boy's words about his strange encounter with...
...Time stop? But how? I made sure the seal had enough energy to sustain itself...and even our domains are deployed, how is this possible....?
