Max's hands shook as the holograms surrounded him, showing city after city being wiped out, continent after continent falling in flames. His knuckles bled as his fists clenched, his teeth grinding until his jaw ached.
The holowatch flickered again, projecting new sets of holographic articles into the room, each one more grim than the last. Max's jaw tightened as his eyes darted across the glowing reports.
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[KING OF THE WEST FALLS – MAGNAR'S LAST STAND]
The report opened with live-feed footage of the Western Region, its skies torn open with endless flames. A body once full of golden armor was now blood red with a hole in its chest. It was the body of King Magnar. He died fighting all the way to the demons.
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[EASTERN GUILDS ERASED – LAST DEFENSE SHATTERED]
