The moment the students burst out of the collapsing pyramid, the world outside greeted them with a strange, uneasy silence. But despite the calm, the air crackled with intensity. A pulsing, radiant heat blanketed the atmosphere. A heat that didn't burn but commanded reverence. They all instinctively looked back.
Chancellor Seraphina Veal's domain still floated above the ruins of the pyramid like a second sun. Blinding brilliance surged with every flicker of her power. Each wave of her mana illuminated the sky like a dawn refusing to die. Her domain wasn't simply active, it was alive, breathing with unrestrained fury and absolute majesty.
Even from this distance, the students could feel it. The light. The heat. The pressure. It made their legs tremble and their hearts race. It was inspiring, terrifying and divine.
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