Location: Oceanus Domain - Council Chamber (Upper Realm)
Time: Day 214 (Doha Actual) - Dawn | Calendar: 5 Voidmarch, 9938 AZI
Takara hadn't slept.
Oh, he'd tried. Collapsed in his den, closed his eyes, and attempted meditation. But every time his mind quieted, he saw that cocoon. Felt the weight of failure. Remembered watching helplessly while a fifteen-year-old fought planetary extinction alone.
And dreaded the coming dawn.
Every Lightning Panthera in Oceanus Domain. About to learn, I've been prancing around in kitten form. This is fine. Everything is fine.
The summons came before sunrise—Lord Fahmjir's mental voice resonating through every Lightning Panthera simultaneously, impossible to ignore, carrying weight that made reality ripple.
[Council. Now. Emergency assembly. No exceptions. Every operative, every elder, every specialist. The throne chamber. Immediately.]
