The moment the forcibly-shattered time seal collapsed, the unleashed power didn't fade.
Instead, the imbalance triggered something far worse—
a raging temporal maelstrom, spiraling into existence like a wounded beast gone mad.
A violent suction force erupted without warning, tearing through the distorted corridor of time.
Before Daniel could fully comprehend what was happening, the sudden pull swallowed both him and Karlbira whole.
Everyone knew what a time vortex meant. No amount of explanation was needed; its danger was self-evident, universally acknowledged.
Even as Daniel's expression hardened, his instincts moved faster than thought. He layered himself with a full stack of defensive buffs—each barrier shimmering with temporal and spatial runes—then reached out mentally and pulled Karlbira back into himself.
Karlbira was simply too weak.
