Whispers of the Four Realms

Previously

…It was a tension born not of animosity, but of the sheer weight of power that converged there each month. Shulk, leader of the Dagger Clan, felt it settle on his shoulders like the heavy cloak he sometimes wore, though today, his obsidian armor, etched with silver runes that shimmered with latent power, felt more appropriate. Around him, the gathered leaders of the Butterfly and Flower clans, Evva and Rosey respectively, were already engaged in their usual dance of polite negotiation and veiled ambition. The Moonpey, as always, were a dissonant chord, their presence a low