Countdown to Judgment

"Half a day left," Julian said.

His cold, thin lips barely parted, but the icy aura he gave off sent chills down everyone's spine, as if a blizzard had swept through the room.

To everyone else, his words were a mystery.

'Half a day? What does that even mean?' they wondered.

Elara lowered her gaze. 'Half a day left, and then the five years are up,' she thought.

Julian's piercing gaze settled heavil