The earth trembled.
At first, it was a faint vibration, like the ground taking a slow breath. Then, without warning, the entire world began to shake violently.Avin stumbled, catching himself on Sylas's arm while Eira swore under her breath. Around them, other survivors — dozens of them — cried out in confusion as the forest itself began to twist and bend.
"What the hell is going on?!" Eira shouted over the noise.
No one answered. No one could.
The soil beneath their feet rippled — literally moved — as though it were liquid. The terrain began to morph, trees sinking into the ground, their roots swallowed whole by the shifting land. The hard, rocky earth softened into rolling waves of soil that smoothed themselves out into patches of emerald green.One by one, the remnants of the battlefield vanished — the broken trees, the blood, the ash, even the smell of death — all replaced by fresh grass that glistened with dew.
It was like the world itself had turned a page.