Inside the grand halls of Avaloria's most famous museum, where relics of kings, empires, and heroes stood in silent display, a calamity had broken through itself.
A rift, black and seething with unstable mana, had torn open in the center of the marble atrium. Its violent glow painted the statues and artifacts in a ghastly light, as if mocking the very legacy of Avaloria.
Outside, chaos reigned. Media crews from every corner of the empire had swarmed the plaza. Holo-drones buzzed in the air, projecting live feeds across crystal screens, while reporters pressed against the barricades with trembling excitement.
"This is unprecedented!" one breathless reporter spoke into her mana-mic. "A rift has erupted inside the Avaloria National Museum, one of the most treasured sites in the empire! And what's shocking is that the guild handling this is not one of the top five!"
