BOOM!
The giant iron gates of the hall were blasted apart in a thunderous eruption, shards of blackened steel hurtling through the air like shrapnel. Dust and smoke billowed in every direction, momentarily swallowing the world in chaos.
Damien stepped out into the open at the perfect moment, the aftershock brushing his hair back as he grinned with anticipation.
Finally.
His eyes locked onto the scene before him, heart pounding with excitement. He had waited for this moment—for him—ever since that humiliating day in Mesarith City.
He hadn't forgotten the shame. The bitter taste of retreat.
Now it was time to rewrite that memory.
There were few things in the world as satisfying as revenge, and today, it was ripe for the taking.
As the haze began to settle, two figures emerged from the smoke with quiet composure, their silhouettes sharp against the drifting ash.
