The frozen sector remained locked in place after Runar's single word.
The devouring barrier hung motionless, its dark membrane stretched taut across every edge of the sealed space like a predator caught mid-strike. The Multiversals floated in stunned silence, their earlier panic replaced by a deeper, more primal unease. The Universe Wills watched from within their membranes with held breath, many of them still trembling from how close their realms had come to erasure. At the center of it all, the Void Devouring Dragon still stood, its golden eyes fixed on the empty space where the voice had come from. Its massive body remained locked by the residual authority of that single command, yet its mind raced with questions it could not answer.
Then Runar appeared.
