The destruction of the Forsaken Herald sent shockwaves through the fabric of the Empire of Shadows that went far beyond the mere dissipation of bone dust and crystallized disappointment. The moment the Riftborn King's dimensionally-enhanced strike reduced the official messenger to its component elements, reality itself seemed to recognize that bureaucratic protocol had been violated in the most fundamental way possible. The cosmic machinery that governed proper procedure and appropriate channels began to respond with the mechanical fury of a system that had been pushed beyond its design parameters.