The roars, the screams, the clash of weapons, the lingering echoes of Magic.
It all came to an abrupt halt, as if choked off by an invisible giant hand.
The madly surging crowd was like a wave crashing against an unseen wall of despair.
The savage expressions on the faces of the ferocious few at the very front instantly froze, melting into a vacant daze.
Then, an indescribable Fear shot up their spines and into their skulls, like a cold, venomous snake.
Cold sweat instantly soaked their backs as an instinctive tremor of paralysis seized their limbs.
It was as if they were standing naked before the gaze of a primeval beast, their very souls about to be frozen and crushed by that gilded light.
"Ugh..."
"What...?"
Those slightly farther away also felt their breath catch, their hearts seized by an icy grip.
