The black feather drifted through the morning sky.

No wind moved it.

It simply floated above the battlefield, turning slowly in the sunlight.

Lucien watched it carefully.

"Something came through the Gate."

Aster nodded.

"Before it closed."

Seraphina stepped closer.

"Then why didn't we see it?"

"Because it didn't come through in a physical form."

Aster's expression darkened.

"It came through as a fragment."

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The feather suddenly stopped.

A black symbol appeared across its surface.

The moment Lucien saw it, the Heart of Eternity began burning against his chest.

He grabbed the pendant.

"What's happening?"

The World Tree trembled.

Its golden leaves began falling.

One after another.

The ancient...