Fanelei realized almost immediately that something was wrong with the people of the Beast Emperor Sanctum. The Spirit Beast Race Emperors who had arrived alongside her weren't simply shocked by the pressure gathering from every direction, they were practically frozen in place, their bodies stiff while their eyes remained fixed toward the center of the newly risen Sanctum.
It felt less like fear and more like something had reached into their Wills and commandeered them, taking hold of whatever connection they possessed to this place.
Fanelei could still move freely, though that was likely only due to the fact she wasn't technically one of them. Her relationship with the Beast Emperor Sanctum came through Sylas rather than bloodline, inheritance, or one of the Beast Wills rooted into these mountains, which left her outside whatever influence was taking hold of everyone else.
