The exact timing of the Four Sacred Pillars at the Kermadec Trench was not a nearby event.
It was a world-size resurrection.
Thirty-two thousand meters above, on the surface of the Earth, four huge pillars of sky light erupted into the stratosphere at the same time, visible from every continent and ocean on the globe.
In the West, from the Rocky Mountain faultline of North America, a pillar of spotless white Gengjin light pierced the clouds, dissolving sky smog and stabilizing land-wide wind patterns.
In the East, from the deep ocean off the coast of Japan, a pillar of emerald-turquoise Wood-Water light soared into the sky, calming oceanic typhoons and restoring clarity to thirty million square miles of deep-sea water.
In the South, from the fiery ridges of the Antarctic plate, a pillar of blazing bright crimson-gold solar fire lit up the southern polar night with the warmth of a hundred suns, melting unnatural void frost.
In the North, from the ancient dark rock shields of Siberia, a pillar of deep amber-golden earth light anchored the land-wide crust, silencing earth-shaking tremors across Eurasia.
Across the surface mega-cities of humanity—from Mega-City 07 to the fortified guard posts of the Atlantic Defense Coalition—millions of citizens and tamers poured into the streets. He looked up at the sky in stunned, respectful silence.
