The Garden of Perpetual Blooming Agony had already begun to mend itself. A mysterious energy swept across the entire Garden, breathing new life into the shattered environment, and things quickly began to change.
Fractured earth pulsed faintly with new life, silver-green veins of mana threading through the shattered stones like glowing roots beneath glass. The scent of ash still lingered all across the Garden, but above, the sky was once again whole.
The rift that had split existence now sealed, its black scar faded into distant memory.
Ysvara stepped toward them, her expression softer than before. "You have all endured more than was expected. The Abyss does not forget, but neither does it rush. It has tasted defeat here, it will recoil, watch, and wait."
"So…" Fade asked, the nature aura around her had greatly wavered due to her exhaustion, "We're safe for now?"
Ysvara inclined her head. "For a time." Her gaze shifted to Kael, who nodded once in affirmation.
