The stark white door sighed open, revealing a circular chamber swimming in an eerie, pulsing light that seemed to breathe from the very walls. Kaida stood in the heart of it all, her silver hair a shock against the pale backdrop, her kaleidoscope eyes pinning Eren with a gaze that prickled his skin. Ringing her were the top seven numbered elves, their faces etched with a cold curiosity, a hidden hunger in their stillness. Unlike Kaida, each bore eyes of singular, unsettling hues. Kiran and Luna were among them, Kiran's mismatched eyes alight with that familiar, unsettling glee, while Luna's held a sharp, assessing gleam.
Viva wasn't there.
