The heavens and earth shook violently, the ground buckling beneath their feet as cracks spiderwebbed across the ice. The air itself quivered, the barrier around them rippling like disturbed water. Even the most battle-hardened among them faltered, shaken to their core by the sheer magnitude of the upheaval. No one knew what was happening, only that it was growing worse by the second.
Ethan fixed his gaze on the pillar of crimson light at the heart of the Blood Clan's formation.
Ohm…
The pillar throbbed, vibrating with a violence that matched the trembling of the world itself. A new anomaly revealed itself: blood energy was spilling outward in waves. Until now, it had been fully contained within the column, tightly compressed, restrained. But its eruption could only mean one thing—the pillar had reached its limit.
