Above the mortal world, newly cloaked in night, stretched another sky, a realm unseen by human eyes, where stars were not merely lights, but watchful sentinels observing all that existed.
There stood the Domain of the Gods: The Astral Sanctum, a vast expanse of crystal and eternal light floating in the void.
But that night, the holy brilliance trembled.
The celestial crystals that usually shone softly were cracking, and from their fissures seeped black smoke that pulsed like an angry heart.
At the center of the endless hall, six magnificent thrones hovered above a whirlpool of white radiance.
Their occupants were gods whose avatars in the mortal realm had just been destroyed and they were furious.
…..
"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!"
The voice of Korthan, god of fire and war, roared louder than thunder across a thousand battlefields.
Flames burned from his eyes, consuming the air around him. The holy stone beneath his feet began to melt.
