The High Priest, the Archpriestess, the maids, and the servants stood frozen before the Main Temple, their faces painted with worry and confusion. Tension hung thick in the air like fog, clinging to every breath, every whisper. Even the wind around the temple had gone unnaturally still.
"What's going on inside?"
"What is that sound?!"
Panic rippled among them like a spreading fire. They could all feel it—something was stirring within.
A heavy, grinding rumble echoed from the heart of the temple, like enormous gears turning against the will of time itself. The sheer force of it made the marble beneath their feet tremble violently.
TTTTRRRRRRRRRR!!!
The vibrations deepened, and the colossal temple doors shuddered in place, sealed tightly shut. The Empire's holy heart quaked.
"Archpriestess, what should we do now? Is this... is this a sign?" one of the High Priests asked, his voice tight with a mix of awe and fear.
