The golden patterns of Yue's testing platform still pulsed with ancient power, casting everyone in warm illumination that emphasized the new tensions radiating through the virtual landscape. Elara stood with barely contained elemental energy shimmering around her clenched fists, while Litty remained frozen in mid-stance, her twin blades momentarily forgotten as she processed the unexpected arrival of David's apparent associates.
Seraphina detached herself from David's side with practiced elegance, her movements conveying both aristocratic refinement and predatory awareness. Unlike Draven's imposing presence, her power manifested in subtle ways—the perfectly measured cadence of her footsteps, the precise angle of her posture, the calculated warmth of her smile that never quite reached her calculating eyes.
