"Impossible…" Sakura's voice trembled as the World Tree fell, but she didn't move.
The explosion of pressure that came with its collapse froze her limbs in place. She was still trying to process the absurdity of what she had just witnessed. The World Tree, her World Tree, was falling.
Around her, soldiers screamed. Panic rippled through the ranks as the massive trunk broke free from the sky itself, descending with the force of a mountain. A tree that size didn't just fall, it annihilated. Its shadow swallowed the entire clearing.
Rebecca tensed, aura flaring to act,
Snap!
The sharp sound cracked through the air, cutting through the chaos like a divine command.
In an instant, the tree disintegrated, leaf, bark, and root all crumbling into motes of shimmering golden light. Dust scattered harmlessly into the wind.
Crisis… averted.
