"Even the gods flinch when a storm is born."
It started with a thunderclap—no clouds, no warning. Just boom.
Renji barely had time to react when the sky above the peaceful forest village ruptured into electric madness. A golden rift tore open like a divine scar, and from it descended chaos cloaked in white.
The Light Order had arrived.
Angels with mechanized wings screeched through the sky like banshees of judgment, hurling down spears of holy lightning that exploded on impact. Trees disintegrated, the earth cracked, and villagers ran screaming as the tranquil haven turned into a battlefield.
Zach's voice rang out, sardonic but sharp:
"Oh, now they notice us? Took 'em long enough."
He shot into the sky, his body glowing violet, forming a spiraling barrier of flames as arrows of divine light struck against it like meteors.
"Renji! They're here for you!"
