Golden light faded like morning mist burning away under the sun. Reinhard blinked as his vision cleared, and then his awareness returned in stages.
He found he was standing on cobblestones and all around him were intact buildings, with their walls not cracked or burned or shattered by the Phantasm Beasts.
Glass reflected light from unbroken windows, and Market stalls that were fully whole lined the street.
It was Phane City, but not the Phane City he'd left behind.
Reinhard saw people moving through the streets, they were not running or screaming but simply walking, talking, and laughing with each other. A woman carried a basket of bread, stopping to chat with a vendor.
Two men argued good-naturedly over the price of fish, and an elderly couple sat on a bench, watching the world pass with contented expressions.
