The air hung heavy with the scent of ozone, blood, and scorched steel.
A flash of blue lightning cut through the smoke as Zephyra circled above the battlefield, her scales catching the rising dawn light. The wind carried the cries of wounded men and the steady clang of steel on steel, but something had shifted. Something had changed.
Darion Bragg was dead.
And the battlefield knew it.
[System Alert: General Darion Bragg Defeated]
[Party Level Up! Lucas Carter – Level 33]
[Kaela Stormfang – Level 33]
[Elira Windshade – Level 33]
[Umbra – Level 33 | Zephyra – Level 33 | Thunderfang – Level 33 | Luna – Level 33]
Lucas stood in the aftermath of the battle, bloodied but unbowed, his Twin Phantom Blades flickering with residual energy. Darion's body lay crumpled at his feet. Around him, the militia stood silent, absorbing the victory.
But the war was far from over.
"Angel," Lucas whispered, opening his system interface.
