Merisa had just… looked.
And just as she looked, her heart suddenly stopped.
Not slowed. Not skipped.
It stopped.
As if something had grabbed it with a hand and crushed it mid-beat.
A violent shiver ran down from the crown of her head, straight through her spine, exploding outward into her limbs, making her entire body shudder uncontrollably. Her breath caught in her throat, refusing to come out, refusing to go back in. The scene in front of her was something beyond fear.. beyond shock something so wrong that even her calm, trained mind completely collapsed.
Her eyes widened.
Not in disbelief.
In horror.
She couldn't even react. Couldn't think. Couldn't move. All the composure she had built over centuries.. gone. Stripped away in an instant.
She saw
Nova.
Nova suddenly entered through the door.
