[Sector Eleven - The Aftermath]
The Infinity Realm continued to shake.
Sarah and Kaelen had immediately moved to Aria's teammates, assessing their condition with growing concern. What they found was... bad.
Mira Brightwind lay collapsed on a hastily-manifested platform, her breathing shallow and irregular. Her cultivation base—once solid at 65% Infinity Law—had been burned down to barely 23%. Her life essence was dangerously depleted, flickering like a candle about to go out.
Torin was unconscious, his spatial affinity damaged at a fundamental level from overextending during the formation's defense. His bloodline, which had carried spatial manipulation talents from his ancestors, showed cracks in its metaphysical structure.
Celeste Voidwalker was awake but couldn't move—her connection to dimensional space had been temporarily severed by the backlash of burning her Law comprehension. She stared at nothing, eyes unfocused.
