When Shiayar appeared at the foot of the mountain holding Silvia, a sea of flames greeted his eyes.
Scorching flames surged, licking every inch of the city's stones, every eave of the rooftops.
Whirling winds carried dust and ash, bringing with them the stench of decay.
Shiayar frowned, turning slightly to shield the unconscious Silvia in his arms from the dust with his windbreaker.
This ancient Royal Capital, named Azure Garden, was inexorably moving towards annihilation.
The conflagration was merely secondary. In a world where supernatural powers existed, mere flames could be completely extinguished by dispatching a few water-attribute Sovereigns of 4th Order or higher.
The source of the catastrophe, however, was the calamity beasts rampaging through the city.
Shrouded in a dusky yellow glow, they were immense in size, moving between the buildings of the Azure Garden Royal Capital, crushing house after house into dust.
