Morning light spread across the Veyris Empire.
Crystal winds moved through floating trees while golden rivers crossed the skies.
But something had changed.
Something strange.
Something even Kael's generals noticed.
Inside the Imperial Gardens.
space itself felt different.
The flowers glowed with cosmic patterns.
Silver leaves drifted through the air.
The grass beneath everyone's feet carried faint star-like symbols.
Even the sky above the garden looked deeper than before.
Kael Veyris stood quietly beneath the World Tree.
Beside him stood Ignisia and Lilith.
Nearby, others slowly gathered:
Seraphina
Aetheria
Cosmyra
Eternya
Genesisra
Umbryssia
Eldritch Chaos Sovereign
Sanguinara Dracoryx
Along with Yunara, Kitsune Reina, Shiori Amateru, Ayakari, Tsukiyora, Elowen, Abyssia, Oblivira, Infinitra, Nullara, Ignivar, Valthera, Elysia, Lycanthra, and Korynthia.
Aetheria looked around.
The garden's energy changed.
Cosmyra slowly touched one of the floating leaves.
The leaf instantly transformed into pure starlight.
Ignisia blinked.
...That definitely wasn't here yesterday.
Suddenly.
a tiny fragment of distorted energy drifted into the garden from outside the Empire.
It looked harmless.
Just a broken piece of reality floating through space.
The moment it touched the garden barrier.
it disappeared.
Not exploded.
Not burned.
Not shattered.
Gone.
Everyone stared.
Sanguinara narrowed her eyes slightly.
Interesting.
Eldritch Chaos Sovereign raised a hand.
Reality bent around her fingers.
The garden adapted.
Kael looked around calmly.
After everything that has happened...
the garden evolved.
Genesisra looked surprised.
Evolved?
Kael nodded.
The garden now rejects harmful distortions automatically.
Invisible symbols slowly appeared around the trees and sky.
Ancient patterns moved through the air.
Narrative Structure Deletion
Anything attempting to force harmful distortions into the garden would have its imposed role and structure removed.
Framework Deletion
Anything attempting to disrupt the garden's balance would lose the supporting systems allowing that distortion to function.
Lilith stared for several seconds.
...Your flowers are stronger than some gods now.
Ignisia crossed her arms.
Of course they are.
It's Kael's garden.
Nearby.
the daughters had arrived.
Seralyth Veyris
Elyrion Veythera
Kaelignis Veyris
Veyloria Kaelthera
Kaelignis looked around.
Dad...
your garden is scary now.
Elyrion looked at floating symbols.
Analysis complete.
Recommendation:
Do not attack flowers.
Seralyth nodded seriously.
Very wise advice.
Veyloria looked quietly at a drifting crystal flower.
Then touched it.
The flower transformed into a tiny dragon made of starlight and sat on her shoulder.
Silence.
Kaelignis immediately pointed.
Dad!
The garden likes Veyloria!
Kael looked toward her and gave a small smile.
Above them.
the Empire skies remained peaceful.
As if even reality itself had decided.
disturbing Kael Veyris and his family was no longer a good idea.