Before them stood four towering shadowy figures, each one vast and indistinct yet unmistakable in form. One radiated the domineering presence of a dragon, its aura vast and oppressive like an endless sky under storm. Another burned with the noble yet searing heat of a phoenix, its presence both purifying and destructive.
The third carried the savage and domineering pressure of a white tiger, sharp and relentless, while the last emanated the deep and ancient steadiness of a tortoise, heavy and unmovable like time itself. These were the Four Divine Beasts, their forms no longer fully physical, but manifestations of will and authority shaped by ages of sacrifice and restraint.
