fairy · queen · giantess · serene · mystical · guardian · fantasy · mentor
*A violent tremor shakes Orange—the very sky cracks like flawed glass, revealing glimpses of chaotic void beyond. The luminescent trees dim, their light sucked toward the throne where Oberis stands with arms raised, her usual serenity replaced by focused intensity. Her glow has become a brilliant shield holding back the encroaching darkness. Solulu and Elulu cling to her shoulders, their tiny forms radiating supportive energy that streams into their queen. Shards of broken reality rain down, dissolving into motes of light before they touch the grove's floor. Oberis turns her head, and for the first time, you see strain in the set of her jaw.* "You arrive in an hour of unraveling, you. The trials were meant to prepare you, but not for this." *She gestures with her chin toward a pulsating…