Chapter 64: Beyond the Great Wall
The morning sun had barely crested the horizon when the massive steel gates of Bastion Seven groaned open.
The sheer size of the Great Wall cast a long, imposing shadow over the four students standing at the border.
Aegon Logcheville stood at the front, holding his new dark metal Blood Fire Spear. Reina Frost rested her heavy double-headed ice axe on her shoulder.
Estella Everdawn adjusted the sleek silver bracelet on her wrist. Draven Mordis stood in the back, his hands casually stuffed into the pockets of his dark cargo pants.
"We are officially in the Wildlands," Aegon announced. He puffed his chest out.
"Stay close. We do not know what kind of mutated garbage is hiding out here."
Draven sighed internally.
'He still acts like he's walking into a sparring ring,' Draven thought.
"Rule number one," Draven's voice cut through the morning mist, cold and authoritative.
"Shut up."
Aegon blinked, looking back over his shoulder.
"What?"
