Chapter 79 Echoes From A Blighted Past

• The success of the first "Convergence of Whispers" at The Verdant Sanctuary of Atheria had injected a powerful surge of optimism into the team. Shaman Kaia and Lychen, empowered and reconnected to the underlying harmony of the cosmos, had returned to their respective realms as "Truth Bearers," ready to ignite their own Nodes of Harmony. The strategy was working: empowering individuals to become their own beacons of light, rather than simply cleansing them.
• However, Liam’s constant surveillance of the global psychic currents revealed that the Shadow Weaver, even in its weakened state, was far from defeated. Its dying whispers were growing more focused, more insidious, and critically, seemed to be targeting specific, unresolved historical wounds across various realms. It was meticulously picking at old scabs, amplifying ancient grievances, transforming forgotten conflicts into fresh, virulent hatred.
• A new, alarming report filtered through Liam’s network, one that sent a chill down Elara’s spine. It concerned The Shattered Steppes of Kaelen, a desolate, windswept realm bordering Eldoria’s troubled plains. Kaelen was a land scarred by a brutal, ancient war between two once-proud civilizations: the nomadic Sky-Riders of Aer and the grounded Stone-Guard of Terra.