*Seoul City Plaza*
The heart of Seoul was supposed to be alive with laughter, footsteps, and neon lights.
Instead, it was swallowed by fire.
A massive explosion ripped through the city plaza, shattering glass, flipping vehicles, and sending a shockwave through the air. The ground trembled as if the city itself had screamed.
People ran.
They screamed.
They pushed and tripped over one another in desperate attempts to escape.
Smoke poured into the sky like a black wound tearing through the clouds.
In the middle of the chaos—
A streak of light descended from the heavens.
It looked like a falling star, blazing through the sky before slamming into the ground with divine force.
—BOOM—
The concrete shattered outward as Lightnova landed.
Cracks spread in every direction beneath her boots.
She straightened slowly, golden light flowing around her like living flame.
Her eyes swept across the plaza.
"Civilians… injured… hostiles…"
Her jaw tightened.
"Where are you…?"
