Chapter 276 - Seal (16)

The winds around the Tower of Absence shifted as dawn approached, carrying with them the scattered notes of awakening. Though the sky remained darkened above the looming structure, the horizon began to pulse with a pale light—not from the sun, but from memory. Resonance was returning. The very air began to hum softly, like the hush before a cathedral choir lifted its voice. All across the fractured world, those attuned to the old harmonies looked up and breathed more deeply, their senses sharpening, their hearts beating in rhythm again. It had begun.