The Earth faction was engulfed in sorrow.
From the fall of the Great Izta to the sage Fuxi, and now Ashaka—one after another, their senior champions had perished. And now, as Ashaka's lifeless body was carried out of the arena under a cloak of silence and grief, the grief turned to rage.
Protests erupted. The Earth faction roared in outrage, their fury echoing through the coliseum. Ashaka had clearly declared surrender— Yet Hera had struck him down, unleashing a devastating final blow that ended his life even after the match should have ended.
