[Hazel's PoV]
I stood on the hill, my eyes locked on the massive eagle hovering high above. Its wings beat slowly, heavy with power, and yet it didn't descend. The summoned creature of that boy, Billion.
I tried once more to scan it, to see its level, to measure what it truly was. But the numbers refused to reveal themselves to me. Not even a flicker. That unsettled me. What manner of summon could ignore the system's gaze? And how had Billion gained the ability to call forth such a beast? From where? From what depths?
My thoughts began to spiral, chasing mysteries I could not grasp, so I shook my head and forced myself back to the present.
I lowered my gaze from the sky to the capital far in the distance. The roofs, the walls, the banners swaying faintly in the wind.
