As soon as Luna's revelation shattered the stunned silence of the tribunal chamber, the world exploded into chaos around me. The first explosion sent shockwaves through the ancient stone walls, and I knew with crystalline certainty that this had all been orchestrated.
I sprinted from the defendant's table as debris rained down from the ceiling, my body moving on pure instinct even as my mind raced to process the magnitude of what was happening. The tribunal chamber's defensive barriers—wards that had protected imperial proceedings for centuries—cracked like glass under forces that shouldn't exist in normal reality.
Luna's adult form flickered and vanished as the strain of maintaining her manifestation hit me like a physical blow. My Sword Heart hammered against my ribs as the toll of sustaining her revelation without her power coursing through me became apparent. Even that brief display had pushed my current capabilities to their absolute limits.
"Grandmaster!"
