The moment the light touched the horizon, Duke Orion's breath stopped for a second.
It wasn't the sheer brightness that stunned him, but the aura emitting from it.
To him, and to everyone else, the light felt warmer, even though it looked devastating, it's not causing any harm to them.
It was as if it was meant to be like this. In the face of absolute darkness, a true star does not hide its radiance. It forces the world to witness it.
He did not know why that crossed his mind. He did not want to acknowledge what the light reminded him of.
But his body reacted before he could form the thought clearly.
Orion's eyes moved back to the crater, and for a moment, he could not see anything inside. The center was drowned in pure radiance. Only a single shadow stood against that brightness.
A silhouette holding a long white sword.
The ground beneath him trembled. And the sky above him ignited in gold.
