Merek's insane laughter stopped abruptly.
It was so sudden and the silence so complete, as if Merek wasn't even physically present in the air anymore… it was like there was just empty space where a monster had been laughing moments before.
And then crimson energy flooded the entire atmosphere like spilled blood.
It turned the whole surrounding area to deep red, saturating everything. It turned the sky crimson, the ground crimson, and the very air itself into crimson as well.
It was like the color reflected off every surface and refracted through the space between, painting reality in shades of violence.
A system notification appeared in Azel's vision.
[You have been intimidated by Merek's Overwhelming Presence]
[Kyone's Blessing has banished the effect of the presence on you]
Then Merek began a different kind of laughter.
A broken one.
Gwendolyn stared at Merek in absolute horror and surprise, her ghostly form flickering with distress.
