The battle that had shaken the entire mountainside ended just like that, decided by a single movement so fast and overwhelming that almost nobody understood what had happened until they saw the enormous hole left in the center of Max's chest.
Cheers erupted from both invading armies as thousands of soldiers raised their weapons and shouted the titles of their emperors, celebrating the fall of the dragon king who had swallowed their magic, stopped their siege, and nearly crushed six of their strongest warriors at once.
The six warriors who had fought Max did not immediately join the celebration.
Relief could be seen upon their faces, but beneath it remained humiliation and fear, because despite surrounding Max and attacking him together, they had still needed their emperors to save them from the final eruption of his void magic.
