Max's powerful aura pushed the six surrounding warriors farther away from him, forcing them to strengthen their footing as their boots dragged across the broken ground and halt their attack.
Darkness spread across the battlefield, swallowing the light of the burning siege weapons and covering both armies beneath an unnatural shadow.
Even the soldiers defending Frankindia felt their knees begin to shake as they watched the disaster unfold beyond the walls. None of them had ever experienced the complete disappearance of mana from their surroundings, and the emptiness left behind made their bodies feel strangely vulnerable, as though the natural order of the world was being torn apart before their eyes.
