It affected us terribly, but no one died. But you-- There was no word of if any of the Malnosso were affected.

Yes, the shift. When we went past where the barrier used to be, there was nothing. There was a void space. And yet, there's now an entire desert out there -- with ruins that your scientists were researching.

Not to mention the fact that powers were restored to normal during the duration. Death penalties disappeared... And then the barrier returned, and our powers were weak once again, but not as weak as before.