The Shattered Vessel
Within the dimensional dome that isolated the forest from the world of Ky'lar, the conflict between anomalies and spirits had reached its critical point...(¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM—KABUUUUUUUUUM...!!!!!!!!!)
As a result, the colossal rumbling of colliding forces continued to shake the very foundations of that dimension, spreading its impact across the vast forest like an earthquake that made the ruined structures of the land creak and groan.
<... Still not enough.>
And there, at the center of that desolate polarity, fixed at the highest reaches of the fractured firmament, the pillar of emerald light descended from above with titanic density.
(¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡BRRRR-KABOOOOMMM-SHWWWAAAAA...!!!!!!!!)
The impact of natural energy was no single, sudden detonation; rather, it was a continuous and uninterrupted punishment that persisted incessantly, striving to overwhelm and bury a wounded "beast."
"¡¡¡GROOOOAAARRRGHHH!!!"
At the center of the cracked earth, Mireya remained down on all fours, enduring the emerald column that crushed down with the weight of a continent.
His limbs—covered in white fur and jet-black scales—shook violently, digging obsidian claws into the bedrock to keep from being flattened against the ground completely.
(¡¡¡¡¡CLACK-KRRR-CLACK...!!!!!)
Attempting to respond, the rusted iron chains binding his arms and neck vibrated out of control beneath the column of vital light, twisting as his breath of pure entropy clashed directly against the unyielding rain of vitality.
<... You will not rise.>
Yet counterattacking from the clear sky above, the Spirit Queen kept her arms outstretched downward, her green hollow sockets devoid of a single trace of emotion.
(¡¡¡¡¡SHRRRRRR-VROOOOM-KRRRR-SHHHHH...!!!!!)
In order to increase the attack's gravitational mass, the Queen began to channel and devour the very energy sustaining the dimensional dome that isolated the forest.
(¡¡¡CRACK-KRRRRZSSSSS-FSSSHHH...!!!)
Consequently, the fabric of the planetary barrier began to thin at an accelerated rate.
The upper layers sealing the sky thinned, turning translucent and laying bare the fragility of distorted space as the entire structure creaked at the absolute limit of its capacity.
"¡¡¡¡¡GWRAAAA-SHWIIIING-GROOOOOOOOO-GWAARRRGHHH-AAAAAAARRRGHHH!!!!!"
Trapped at the base of the pillar, the beast released a stifled roar, as the suffocating pressure upon his back mounted second by second while the Queen squeezed the realm's resources to crush him.
(¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ZRAAAAAAAKISH—BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM...!!!!!!!!)
Under the crushing force of the emerald pillar of light, the clearing reached its point of existential threshold.
(¡¡¡CRACK-KRRRRZSSSSS-FSSSHHH...!!!)
The earth beneath the chimera's claws did not merely fracture; it disintegrated completely into inert dust.
(Why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why. why....?)
All around, space itself began to warp and bend at impossible angles, while the weave of reality suffered small fissures that revealed a distorted, bottomless void.
"¡¡¡Grrr... GRRRRRR-WUAAAAAAAAARGH...!!!"
Yet amidst the absolute frenzy of his pain and helplessness, the beast flatly refused to yield.
— That's right... They must pay... They'll pay... They'll pay, pay, pay, pay, Pay, pay, pay, pay... They must pay! —
Instead, his four limbs strained to the point of muscular tearing, refusing to let his torso touch the ground as he cast an abyssal gaze full of rage back up at the sky.
(Crack...)
But...
(¡¡¡Krrr-clac... cric...!!!)
... That resistance came at a price.
(¡¡¡FSHHHHHHH—ZRAAAAK...!!!!!)
Beneath the sheer density of the Spirit Queen's assault and the internal pressure of a soul pushed to its limit, the vessel finally began to fracture...
(¡Ccaarrr-CRAC-CRAAACK-clink...!)
... And immediately, an aberrant glow burst forth from the deep cracks running along the fissures.
(¡Craaac-risssh-FSSSshhhhh...!)
It was a fluctuating, psychedelic light that began to seep out, pulsing to the rhythm of a frantic heartbeat.
(¡¡¡¡¡PLAS-TZZZZZZZZ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Like a tide of poisonous tones—purples, bilious greens, dull yellows, and kaleidoscopic hues—that light...
(¡¡¡ZUUUUUU-FZZZZ-VROOOOMM!!!)
... Was like an aurora.
(¡¡CRRR-CRAK-SHAAATTERRR...!!)
Yet... As the fissures across his body multiplied rapidly, the shattering of the vessel... Initiated the awakening of "something" far more primal.
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... And it was thanks to that... Amidst the cracks leaking the mass of psychedelic colors...
(¡¡BZZZZZT-ZAP...!! ¡¡FZZZZ-VROOOOOOMM!!)
... The divine spark of golden lightning flashed once again with intermittent violence, crackling over his white fur and jet-black scales.
"Grrr... RRR-AAARRRGH..."
When the mind breaks and sanity dissolves into the abyss of trauma, reason no longer governs a being's actions.
<
That was what they called instinct.
(¡¡¡SHHHHHH—FROTT...!!!)
Still enduring the judgment of the light pillar, the chimera's stance slowly began to shift in the cracked mud.
"¡¡¡GRRRR...!!!"
His joints flexed downward, pressing his chest close to the ground into a low, fluid, and tense silhouette...
His membranous wings folded tightly against his sides, minimizing his profile, while his two tails whipped the air in a rhythmic sway.
"..."
And in that critical moment, at the center of his chest—embedded within the shattered attire of the magical girl—the medallion began to flicker...
(¡¡THUMP-THUMP... PUM-PUM...!!)
... It was about to begin.
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"She" was about to awaken.