Light.
In an instant, the entire sky above the Central Magic Tower was submerged in light.
Thousands of magical arrays active across the island trembled simultaneously. The rivers of mana flowing through the streets fell into chaos, their blue light flickering irregularly for a few seconds.
All eyes were drawn to the heart of the tower.
To the tablet.
At first, everyone thought it was a normal activation.
After all, this wasn't the first time the tablet had reacted. But they soon realized they were wrong.
The tablet's color changed to purple. Dark purple. Deep purple. And then... a color that was difficult to even describe.
The darkest possible shade of purple, as if darkness itself had crystallized within the stone. The surrounding light began to be swallowed.
Shadows stretched.
And the air around the tablet became strangely distorted.
