The Reason Behind All of This

Just before the arrow struck the ground, Aldrian pulled the people from the city lord's manor, making them float near him. When the arrow hit, the western peak trembled violently, and cracks spread throughout the mountain. Aldrian watched as the mountain peak disintegrated and collapsed.

But it didn't stop there. The arrow continued deep into the mountain, its power seemingly undiminished even after the impact. The entire mountain shook heavily, and moments later, it began collapsing from the top down, crumbling inward. The towering peak, which pierced the clouds and reached the sky, was now crumbling before everyone's eyes. Earlier people who had been fleeing when they saw the giant beast stopped in their tracks as they witnessed golden light fall from the sky, causing the western peak to crumble.