Order is a fragile thing – And one life can break it .
Xianting Realm;
The Hall of cosmic balance:
The Hall of cosmic balance was vast enough to hold the stars themselves.Its vaulted ceiling shimmered with constellations, stars glimmered faintly, pulsatin in rhythm with the laws that bond all realms..Beneath the eternal glow, A great round dias of white jade stood at the centre, Encircled by the most exalted of the xianting realm -The celestial sovereigns.
At the highest seat sat the celestial sovereign xing hai,Draped in hanfus of sun -and - moon silk,His expression calm but shadowed by deep concern.Around them stood: Grand Star marshals, Heavenly ministers and court diviners,All gathered for one reason – For the matter at hand was one heat that could unmake the order of the realms.
" The Divine fiend still eludes us," Xing hai voice echoed like the toll of a distant bell through eternity, soft but heavy. He continued" Born of holy light and Abyssal shadow....Yet veiled from the Heaven's gaze...Such concealment is no small thing..it speaks of will — Enduring, Unyielding and Dangerous "
A murmur spread across the chambers, the diviners exchanged uneasy glances over the water mirrors and star charts,Yet no thread of fate revealed the face of the fiend.
From the far side of the dias ,A low, controlled voice cut through the murmurs.
Then, a figure rose. Tianming,the Aurora sovereign, stepped forward,His presence sharp and radiant, like a blade forged from dawn itself.Light shimmered along the edges of his hanfu, casting long shadows on the jade floor.
"Enduring? Yes...But Also obstinate, defiant and calculating" His tone clipped with retrained anger,"This is no ordinary fugitive. Each day this – Legendary evil remains hidden,The balance tips –and our enemies find courage " His eyes narrowed. Then, his gaze swept across the hall, unblinking," Do not mistake this silence for safety, it's the pause before the strike. If the fiend thinks to linger in shadow... I'll rip away every veil and drag him out to the light myself "
Xing hai jaw tightened,He felt u easy with Tianming's zeal...it felt different and he could sense other motives – But, so was the truth of Tianming's words – The divine fiend was more than a threat of power, it was a living paradox _Born of a holy matriarch and a Demonic Lord. A wound to the order of All the realms.
Outside the hall,The clouds shifted, As though the Heavens themselves had heard the decree.