157 Ugly

Liiza had never seen a similar scene. The sky had never turned azure. She instinctively thought about the mana due to the similarities of their shades, but she knew that the event meant something entirely different.

At her side, Khan realized how strange it felt to see the sky change color. He had been among Nitis' darkness for so long that he had almost forgotten how beautiful the dawn could be. However, no happiness could accompany that moment. The unexpected event only hinted at the arrival of a crisis.

Khan wanted to question his girlfriend about the matter, but the surprise revealed by her expression stated that she didn't expect the daylight to arrive so soon. The event didn't even seem to affect the whole planet. The pale-azure shades darkened in the distance and brightened past the cliff. The marsh didn't even appear to be the center of that clear patch either.