Terranox — Black Pass
Brakk One-Eye slammed his axe into stone, stopping a charging beast dead.
"Again!" he roared. "You fall, you get up. You don't, I drag you."
Morga laughed, blood on her teeth. "You're getting soft, old man."
"Shut up and swing."
They did.
World Concord Hall — Live Feed
The chamber was loud. Too loud.
Leaders talked over each other. Maps updated faster than anyone could process.
A reporter's voice cut through the chaos on public broadcast.
"Multiple fronts now confirmed. Civilian shelters activated in Solara and Ventara. Trade routes suspended indefinitely."
A coastal delegate leaned forward. "Our ports are dead. If this spreads into the sea..."
"It already has," Selene said calmly. "Fishing guilds reported anomalies two days ago."
A silence followed.
Ervin stood. Not commanding. Just present.
"We can't stop this everywhere," he said. "So we stop it where it matters. We reinforce weak zones with strong ones."
