Let the World Burn Without Me
This outcome was inevitable.
As it finished speaking, the temperature spiked.
The hail and snow covering the ground melted away, silently marking the end of the old world.
The air turned so hot that it was hard to breathe, like the whole world had been sealed inside a furnace, cooking the people trapped inside.
Trees erupted into flames, floodwaters surged across the ground beneath them, and steam filled the air.
For a moment, the crowd went still, then the panic broke again. The ground groaned and split.
"The world's ending! Queen Charlotte, please come back and save us!"