The crystal bells echoed throughout the underwater capital—a rhythmic, resonant chime that vibrated in three heavy pulses.
Dong...
Dong...
Dong...
Unlike ordinary brass bells, their sound traveled directly along the ocean currents, spreading across the entire kingdom like a deep, aquatic melody. Across the city streets, citizens paused mid-task. Merchants lowered the canvas shutters of their stalls, royal guards snapped to attention along the coral thoroughfares, and even the playful children swimming through the reef alleys hurried toward the palace gates.
Wyvon tucked the mysterious parchment bearing the black sigil securely into his inventory interface. The unsettling vision still weighed heavily on his mind.
“The first seal has already been broken...”
“The Administrator will awa
