The rain had finally stopped over the Swamp Kingdom.
For the first time in days, pale sunlight pierced through the dense canopy surrounding the capital. The countless marshes shimmered beneath the morning light, while the towering World Mangrove that stood at the center of the kingdom radiated gentle currents of Force Energy, nourishing both the land and its people.
Since the Genesis Merge, the Swamp Kingdom had become one of the few places where civilization still functioned.
Merchants filled the streets.
Blacksmiths forged enchanted weapons beside engineers from the former Earth.
Farmers cultivated Force-infused crops while scholars researched the strange laws governing the merged world.
Unlike the kingdoms that had descended into chaos, Ashen's territory had become a sanctuary.
Yet even here...
Anxiety lingered in every face.
Every citizen had seen the Global Emergency Event.
Everyone knew the world had less than forty days before total collapse.
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