Time slipped by quietly.
Seven days had passed since the World Tree, Aisala, had entered seclusion for its breakthrough.
The Jade Nebula above the Silver Moon Highlands surged continuously, day and night.
Elf King Serafina and Head High Priest Calendor stood vigil day and night at the Barrier's core.
They mobilized the full power of the Silver Moon Council to maintain the Silver Moon Barrier, sealing it off from all prying eyes.
But the vast aura emanating from the World Tree itself continued to swell. Even with the Barrier in place, it had begun to shake the very foundation of the surrounding Rules.
On the seventh day, at sunset, a sudden transformation occurred without warning.
The entire Jade Nebula, suspended high above the Silver Moon Highlands, abruptly collapsed inward, its volume shrinking tenfold in a single instant.
VMMMM!!!
An intensely concentrated viridian light erupted from the core of the collapsed nebula, as if a green Fixed Star had just been lit.
