The world did not recover overnight.
Even with the Sovereign of Fire dead and the corruption that had plagued the continents finally losing its source, thousands of years of damage could not simply disappear.
The black veins spreading through forests and mountains gradually faded, corrupted creatures either died or lost the unnatural power sustaining them, and the Blood Ocean, which had once threatened to swallow entire coastal settlements, slowly began returning to its original color.
Some lands recovered within weeks, while others remained barren, their Aether veins damaged so severely that even the combined efforts of the strongest experts could not restore them immediately. Cities needed rebuilding, roads had to be repaired, and countless families still searched for loved ones who would never return.
