For a heartbeat, she was suspended in nothingness, weightless, as if time itself had fractured. Then, with a jarring rush, reality slammed into her, and she found herself standing in the heart of Goldenrealm.
But this was not the Goldenrealm she remembered — the vibrant, bustling kingdom filled with life and laughter, where her heart had once swelled with hope. No. This was something else entirely.
The city was suffocating under an ominous red sky, the air thick with acrid smoke that billowed in thick plumes, choking out the moonlight and casting everything in a hellish glow. The fires raged above her, their heat oppressive, as if the very heavens had opened to unleash destruction. Flames clawed at the buildings, licking at the once-beautiful structures, leaving behind nothing but ash an
