Years passed since the founding of The Luminal Sanctuary, and the land was quieter than it had been in ages. The once war-torn villages now flourished with trade and new friendships, and the echoes of battle had long faded into history. Yet, for all the peace that had settled over the world, there was still a deep-seated question that lingered in the hearts of those who had lived through the darkness—the question of whether it was truly possible to ensure that such a shadow would never rise again.
Kael, now an elder, stood at the edge of the Sanctuary one morning, looking out over the landscape that had once been a battlefield. The sun rose gently over the hills, casting a golden hue across the fields and forests, but his mind wandered to places deeper than the surface peace that surrounded him.
