Chapter 2350

Shannon listened to the countless voices echoing around her. She looked up at the Rift Vortex, and her hands stilled. Her mudras were deactivated, and the blazing array beam flickered and vanished entirely. Hers had been the brightest and largest of the tens of thousands of beams piercing the sky. So, when it disappeared without warning, everyone noticed immediately. No one realized she had stopped of her own accord; they simply assumed she must've run out of strength. Hector had been coordinating with the Mystic Regulatory Commission when he noticed the change. The moment her light faded, his head jerked upward instinctively. Perhaps it was the bond between siblings, but a heaviness sank into his chest without warning. "Shannon?" His voice was quiet, laced with worry. A soft call, not expecting to be heard, was spoken into the chaos. But she did—she heard him. Amid the million voices, she heard his voice. Shannon's gaze shifted downward, piercing through the National Grand Arr