BOOM!
A violent explosion ripped through the front cars of the train.
The floor trembled.
Windows rattled.
People screamed.
Some were thrown from their seats, crashing into walls or landing hard on the metal floor.
Bags flew from the overhead racks. A woman cried out as her shoulder smashed into a table edge. A child screamed for their mother.
Panic surged like a crashing wave.
The lights above flickered. Then died out.
Total darkness swallowed the train car.
"Wh-what happened?!"
"Are we under attack?"
"I can't see. Someone help!"
A man tripped and slammed his head on the side railing with a sickening thud. Blood began to pool.
A baby cried somewhere in the back. A woman was shouting, trying to break open the carriage door that refused to budge.
No one knew what was happening.
Then...
A voice rang out. Calm, yet strong.
"[Lumous]."
A soft white light flared from Eleanora's palm. It spread like a warm ripple, filling the entire car.
