Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven
As the broken world of the Throne of Eternity warped around them—gravity bending, time stuttering—Crow raised a hand, signaling a pause. A portal shimmered open behind him, and from the light stepped Zephyra, the Twilight Warden, her cloak of dusk trailing behind her like the edge of night itself.
Her silver eyes locked onto the battlefield ahead, where collapsing ruins hovered midair, frozen in fractured time. Her twin glaives pulsed with energy as she stepped to Crow's side.
"You called," Zephyra said calmly, bowing her head slightly—but only to Crow. "Twilight stands ready."
Liana raised an eyebrow, arms folded. "You brought her too?"
Sylvanna's expression darkened, but she said nothing, just stared at Zephyra with silent appraisal—and the faintest trace of annoyance.
Crow ignored their reactions. "This place bends time and shadow. No one else is more suited than the Twilight Warden."
The trial world groaned under its own paradox. Spires floating in time twisted with impossible angles. In the center, a slumbering presence stirred—something ancient, god-like, sealed beyond dimensions.
MISSION STAGE 1: Defeat the Eternal Shardborne (Level ???)
Time Limit: 10 minutes
Warning: Entity adapts to all non-primordial abilities.
Zephyra's glaives lit with crescent fire. "Then we don't give it time to adapt."
Without another word, Crow gave the signal—and the group surged forward, led by Zephyra, whose twilight aura split the stuttering reality with every step.