Chapter 212 Echoes of Discord

The fissure deposited them in a desolate landscape, devoid of color and life. A thick, oppressive silence hung in the air, broken only by the occasional crackle of what seemed like fractured energy. This wasn't the vibrant world of the Chorus Conductors or the sterile efficiency of the machine civilization. This was a realm corrupted by the Dissonance, a reflection of its destructive power. Asa, her empathy a shield against the oppressive atmosphere, projected a wave of determination. She felt a faint echo of negativity, a sense of disharmony that gnawed at the edges of her perception. The Dissonance was here, its influence permeating every aspect of this desolate world. Denji, his usual bravado failing him for the first time, gripped the hilt of his chainsaw tighter. The cheerful whirring of the Chainsaw of Serenity sounded out of place in this oppressive silence. A shiver ran down his spine, a primal fear unlike anything he had faced before. Aki, his analytical mind struggl