Solomon stood completely still in the center of the ruined chamber. He stared at the spot where the glowing ashes had vanished into the shadows, the phantom weight of the past fifteen years pressing heavily against his chest.
Footsteps crunched over the broken cobblestones. Lune walked up beside him, her eyes wide as she looked from the pile of empty, shattered armor back to his face.
"You actually did it," she breathed, her voice filled with absolute awe. "You defeated an S-Rank calamity by yourself. That was... incredible."
The owl hovered closer, and the stream interface practically exploded with a blinding wall of text. The audience was in complete disbelief over what they had just witnessed.
[GamerGuy: HE ACTUALLY KILLED IT!! I WAS HERE! I WITNESSED HISTORY!]
[LazyCat: solo man is literally the undisputed goat of the academy.]
[BloodKnight: Flawless execution. Perfect footwork. No wasted movements. Absolutely breathtaking swordsmanship.]
