As Chiron sat amid the slowly settling winds, the last echoes of thunder fading into silence, D3 approached him. Her massive three-headed form cast a long shadow over the newly healed earth. One head bowed respectfully, another tilted with curiosity, while the third wore an unmistakable grin.
"The tribulation is over," she said, her voice layered and resonant. "It will be many years before Heaven dares to test this land again."
Chiron nodded, exhaling slowly.
But then he noticed it.
One of D3's heads was giggling, a deep, rumbling sound filled with unrestrained joy.
He glanced up at her. "You look pleased."
She nodded eagerly, all three heads moving at once. "Very. The Precious Land is growing rapidly. And I…" she paused, pride seeping into her tone, "…I will soon evolve into a Great Precious Land Spirit."
Chiron froze.
He turned fully toward her, eyes narrowing with sharp interest.
"There are ranks?" he asked.
