The change came without warning and it overtook the battlefield in a single moment that felt overwhelming beside the fight itself.
One second, the sky still held its natural color beneath the chaos of clashing steel and bursting Ether, just a little bright. The next second, it changed completely as if something had seized control of the sky.
A deep crimson spread outward in an instant and swallowed the blue without resistance. The light that followed carried a heavy and suffocating tint that washed over everything below.
The ground, the scattered bodies, the weapons raised, all of it became drenched in red. Even the towering crystal wall reflected that unnatural hue. Its once pale and steady blue glow was now distorted into darker color, like blood sealed beneath glass.
The Ether within it pulsed unevenly, reacting to the oppressive atmosphere pressing down from above.
