Queen Helena's steps faltered as she trudged forward with Seth at her side. The barren land of Vertox stretched endlessly before them, a gray wasteland of rubble and despair. The vibrant kingdom she once knew, filled with the flourishing greenery of her father's ambitious Green Program, now seemed like a distant dream. The lush forests, the singing brooks, the emerald gardens—all had been obliterated, leaving nothing but ash and ruin.