Kartora instantly retracted her temporal domain, her expression tensing as she scanned her surroundings for any change.
But the next moment, she felt it—an overwhelming surge of energy erupting from every direction.
Blinding beams of gold and silver light burst forth around her, flooding the space like divine lances descending from the heavens.
In less than a heartbeat, those radiant streams converged upon her, and the entire world was engulfed in searing brilliance.
Kartora's body was instantly scorched—turned into charred remains by the unbearable divine heat.
Yet even as her form disintegrated, Kartora's lips moved slightly. She had already prepared for this.
At the very moment her body began to collapse, she triggered her divine ability: [Temporal Traverse].
The timeline shuddered.
Reality rippled, and in the blink of an eye, the world rewound itself to the very instant when her battle with Kalbira had just begun.
This time, however, Kartora did not strike first.
