Disasters befell the world the moment runes disappeared. Their crucial function in societies amplified this disaster to terrifying degrees. Barriers flickered out of existence, allowing monsters to roam into human settlements. Planes fell from the sky because their defenses against monsters were rendered useless.
From personal disasters affecting awakeners using their runes to giant cities meeting their end, the damage was immense. No one understood the source of this malfunction in runes, and no one thought it was possible. After all, runes created the world. If they stopped working, then the entire world would crumble.
Nyx might have been the first one to sense that something was wrong. She was in the kitchen, preparing another meal for the clansmen. Arthur was nowhere to be seen, and she guessed he might still be trying to fish from the river. Although he might fail again, she was proud of the progress he had made.
