***
"THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE IT!"
Lothar and the rest weren't feeling anticlimactic, however.
"THE FIRST COHORT TO PASS THROUGH THE MAZE!"
Though it was nothing more than walking, they celebrated it!
"AND IT SEEMS THEY WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES!"
Not so far behind Xenos's cohort were a few unknowns.
"LET'S SEE WHAT THIS COHORT BRINGS TO THE TABLE!"
A bit too unknown for a certain man's liking.
***
The six stood on a hill's peak.
Above them, the sky was still a weird red, but it was a bit lighter now.
And below them, before the Hanged Tree that stretched across the dead horizon, was a kingdom.
Well, that was what they thought it'd look like at first.
Because, up close, it wasn't really a kingdom; it was just... a town.
