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The Void Empire felt a subtle tremble… the kind of deep vibration that made the air itself shiver… a little bit of shaking, a faint quiver in the bones, and then a rolling wave of shuddering that carried through the ground.
"Hmm… M-Mommy, what's that sound?" Lia asked in a half-sleepy, dazed state, her hands rubbing at her tired eyes as she looked toward her mother, who stood staring at the window with a strange blankness, her gaze locked far into the distance.
Mary turned slowly, her lips curving into a soft smile that tried to comfort... even though it was hidden.
She walked back to the bed, brushed a strand of hair from her daughter's cheek and whispered warmly, "Nothing, dear… just some pathetic animals tearing each other apart out there. You know, the usual Blooddawn chaos."
