Jake's taunt dropped like a hammer into silence—short, brutal, and deafening—before the air shattered with a furious roar.
"THAT'S NOT WHAT WE AGREED ON!"
Master Eldrion's voice thundered across the battlefield like a divine punishment, slamming into the soldiers behind him with enough force to leave half his army half-deaf. No Light Warrior doubted for a second that his rage was real.
The veterans standing by his side—generals, high-ranking officers, seasoned predators—had already widened their eyes in shock, their mouths forming stunned, silent O's. One even clenched his jaw so tight his teeth cracked audibly, as if the mere thought of what was coming triggered some primal fight-or-flight response he could no longer suppress.
'He's afraid.'
