After Serah and what remained of her cohort had taken in the full, gut-churning sight of the massacre wrought by the unknown dark mage, they finally called for backup to rendezvous at their location. The transmission had barely gone through before a team of Solara Knights responded—arriving in force within ten minutes, their silver-plated armor shimmering faintly in the re-lit chamber, weapons drawn and ready, only to be greeted not by battle... but by butchery.
Like Serah and her team, the backup squad was stunned by the overwhelming carnage. Blood painted every corner. The sheer magnitude of it left even seasoned veterans wide-eyed beneath their helms. The chamber reeked of copper and death.
