Chapter 44: The First Foundation
Part 1: The Map Reveal
The morning meeting started the same way it always did—everyone gathered in the training room, coffee mugs and breakfast remnants still lingering on the table.
"Attention, everyone," Cream Puff's voice chimed, smooth but carrying a mischievous undertone. A holographic projection flared to life above the central table, spreading into a translucent globe of the Earth. Colors bled across the continents: angry red streaks, expanding violet patches, and faint lines of blue weaving like veins.
Most of the map was… not encouraging.
Ava leaned her chin on her palm and stared at it. "That looks like a very angry pizza. Anyone else hungry now? (◍•ᴗ•◍)"
Lyra snorted, and Zephyr muttered, "Only you could look at world destruction and think of lunch."╮(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)╭
