Anthony stood calmly within the forest that had been utterly razed to the ground from various magical and physical attacks, the once-living expanse now reduced to a scarred and broken wasteland of shattered earth and splintered remains. Bryan, Tiara, Bringer, and Rider could be seen panting as they lay on the ground on their backs, their chests rising and falling in rapid succession as though there wasn't enough air to go around, each breath labored and uneven.
Their bodies were injured and battered, blood staining their clothes in uneven streaks as they simply stared at the sky as though some hidden truth was buried within its vast expanse, their gazes unfocused yet filled with silent contemplation.
