The garden had never been more beautiful.Ronan walked through fields of singing flowers, past rivers that sparkled with liquid light, beneath the spiral that turned in endless grace. Everywhere he looked, life bloomed. The Forgotten had become gardeners. The Devourer had become a protector. The Ancients had become students.But something was wrong.He felt it in the soil a cold spot that shouldn't exist. A place where the roots wouldn't grow. Where the flowers wouldn't sing.He knelt and touched the ground.The cold shot through his fingers like a warning."Ronan."Primal's voice was tight."The Legacy Bloom. It's fading."He ran.The Legacy Bloom stood at the garden's heart, its petals curling inward, its light dimming. Beings gathered around it Kael, Soren, Vela, Dawn, Nova. All of them watching, helpless."What's happening?" Ronan demanded.Kael's face was pale. "I don't know. It started this morning. The petals just... closed. Like it was retreating."Ronan touched the flower. I