The return to Starfall was supposed to be a moment of peace, a breath, a pause after the chaos of the battle they just won.
But Grace barely stepped into the command center of the warrior academy through the portal, before her knees buckled. She didn't fall as Kevin was there to steady her just as Davian and Rune turned sharply toward her.
"Grace!" Davian shouted as he rushed forward.
But she couldn't respond. A sudden pulse of energy was surging through her veins - wild, burning, and searing.
Her vision blurred.
Her breath caught.
Something inside her was shifting.
A second later, her head got filled with 2025's familiar voice. "Master, your vitals are spiking. Your blood pressure is unstable, heart rate is erratic, and even temperature is rising rapidly. You are entering a dangerous physiological flux. I'll recommend you to immediately retreat into the spatial realm for stabilization and scans."
