The destruction continued.
It started with a sound.
Not loud. Not sudden. Just a thin, stretched noise—like something pulling too far.
Athena heard it first.
Her head snapped up. "No."
The sky above them—what was left of it—didn't crack all at once. It sagged. A section of Heaven, far off to the east side of the battlefield, bent inward like it had lost support.
Then it broke.
Clean. Terrible.
A massive piece of white plain—miles wide—tore free and began to fall.
Not down. There was no "down" anymore. It dropped sideways into a tear in reality that opened beneath it.
Through the tear, another realm showed for a second. Dark. Red. Burning.
Then the falling piece of Heaven slammed into it.
The impact didn't echo. It spread. A ripple across both realms at once.
Athena moved instantly.
"Everyone—east sector! Move!"
Her voice cut through everything.
