Chapter 7: Library-2
Humans were not the only beings touched by the star fragment’s influence. The transformation rippled through the natural world, reaching animals and plants alike.
Creatures awakened, their very biology reshaped, bodies grew larger, stronger, and swifter; claws lengthened, and fangs sharpened into deadly weapons. They became monsters in the truest sense.
These beasts tore through cities with terrifying ease, extinguishing lives day after day. Even those newly gifted with mysterious abilities found themselves powerless against the relentless onslaught.
Meanwhile, plants too underwent remarkable changes. They towered higher, their leaves a deeper, more vibrant green; their presence exuded a soothing calm. Fruits grew sweeter, and crops flourished with unprecedented speed, bringing bountiful harvests to the hands of grateful farmers.
But that was not all.
In Crymora, it was widely believed that what truly defined life was the soul, the essence capable of generating emotions: happiness, sorrow, anger, love, and hope.
Though never proven by science, this conviction endured. The soul was thought to both produce and harbor these emotions, while the body served as their vessel, responding in harmony, for body and soul were inseparable.
But the star fragment had wrought a deeper change.
The pulse of energy it unleashed shattered the delicate balance within the soul. Emotions, anger, love, hatred, no longer remained confined to the soul; they spilled forth into reality, manifesting within Crymora itself.
These living emotions were unlike any beasts or monsters before. They were more savage, more cunning, embodying a primal intelligence that made them all the more terrifying.
Thus began a new level of devastation, an unending war. Death tolls soared into the millions, lands lay in ruin, and civilizations teetered on the brink of extinction. Humanity faced the very edge of annihilation.