"I...see..."
When it came to battles between high-tiered warriors and aether beasts like Fraden and the Iceblood Mammoth, they rarely ever ended in mutual destruction.
A wise sage once said that the most terrifying people in the world weren't young bucks with something to prove, but old people who were veterans in a profession where most people died young.
That saying was true a hundred times over when it came to aether warriors.
Old and powerful aether warriors had over a dozen tricks up their sleeves to cheat death, while old and powerful aether beasts had a level of wisdom to them that helped them to survive a myriad of troubles.
In other words, this battle between man and beast should've either ended in a draw or one of their deaths. Mutual destruction meant that someone decided to be a touch more spiteful.
That…or they couldn't afford to let their opponent live no matter the cost.
"So…what happened? How did they both end up dying?"
