The first rays of dawn finally reached Humeyin.
She stood at the peak of Shamrock Sanctuary, completely exposed beneath the open sky.
For several moments, she didn't move. She simply stood there, allowing the sunlight to touch her.
The gentle warmth of the morning sun seeped through her skin and spread throughout her body. It flowed through her like a gentle stream, reinvigorating her flesh and nourishing her bloodline.
Humeyin slowly raised her hand.
Golden sunlight rested upon her palm.
She stared at it in silence.
It had been so long.
Too long.
She had been barely ten years old the last time she had watched the sun rise.
Back then, she had been nothing more than a young girl who had woken up early enough to watch the horizon slowly turn golden. She remembered standing outside and feeling the first rays of sunlight touch her face.
She remembered thinking that the morning sun was beautiful.
Then her bloodline had awakened.
At first, the changes had been gradual.
