Outside the ruin, the sky burned continuously.
The pillar of blinding light, that had erupted from the Ruin, continuously sent waves of concentrated heat across the battlefield like the breath of a newborn sun.
Only a heartbeat had passed since the eruption began, yet the intensity alone told them everything they needed to know:
Whatever power had awakened inside the ruin was beyond mortal reckoning.
Men raised gauntleted hands to shield their eyes, staring upward in stunned silence.
"What kind of force…" one soldier whispered, his voice shaking. "We can feel it from here…"
Before anyone could gather their thoughts, another burst of light ripped open the air. The tear shimmered like broken glass suspended in the sky.
Figures began spilling from it.
At first glance, it looked like reinforcements arriving through a teleportation array. But as the figures landed and advanced in silent formation, dread spread through the ranks.
"The Durns…!" someone shouted.
