The sky above the sprawling city had been a terrifying canvas of brilliant gold and deep crimson just moments ago. Ren stood completely frozen on the cracked pavement of the sidewalk.
His wide eyes were locked on the heavens above, and his mind was struggling to process the impossible sight. The sheer scale of the colors made it feel as though the world was coming to an absolute end.
But then, as suddenly as it had started, the magnificent and terrifying colors began to bleed away. The unnatural glow faded back into the mundane, dark hues of the evening sky.
All around Ren, the frantic screams of the city residents began to die down. People stopped pointing at the clouds and stopped running for their lives. They started to rationalize the terrifying phenomenon that had just occurred.
