[Realm: Uhorus]
[Location: Verdantis]
[Outskirts]
Little changed with the erasure of the Abyssal Warden.
Mai knew that before the creature had even fully disappeared beneath the golden light.
The lesser Abyssal Creatures would fall into disarray now. Their movements would lose structure, their strange coordination broken apart alongside the death of the thing directing them. The more calculated advances would cease. No more breaches and no more unnatural hesitation before stronger opponents.
But they would still remain.
Thousands upon thousands of them.
Mindless once more and relentless once more.
Mai exhaled lightly through her nose.
The cold air of Verdantis did not fill her lungs; instead, what entered was the scent of grass, fresh earth, and living things.
Her violet eyes lowered slightly.
The world around her had changed.
