The Mallory Umbrawyrio landed in White's palm, and there was, for a second, an absolutely chilling silence.
Not the silence of things simply being quiet, but that of time itself having been forced to a complete halt, and right after,
WHIISHHKRRH...SSSSSSHTTT
A sound that defied explanation echoed out as a formless aura burst from White's palm where the book had touched.
A massive cyclone of energy bypassed even the ancient halls, disappearing into the farthest upper reaches of the seemingly unending ceiling height.
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Outside in the Umbrawyr Kingdom...
Everything seemed to progress at its normal pace, Umbrawyrs going about their day-to-day lives, when all at once, every single one of them paused in their steps as they heard the sound.
Space cracked, clouds folded inward, and lightning crackled across the sky as though the heavens themselves raged against the unnatural phenomenon born from an unknown power.
