Chapter 59 - (End of Book 1) 59: Crumbling Infinity
The unpleasant smell of burnt, undead flesh felt like it would be a permanent stain on my life by the time the victorious army emerged from deeper within the city.
They had a vaguely disappointed air about them, which I supposed I could understand. As far as I could tell, the capital city's entire supply of souls had ended up inside of Reliana. That meant the 'brave' soldiers of the demonic army, hyped as they were to slaughter some mortals and claim souls, were left with nothing to do as their general dueled and tried to recruit the enemy.
I couldn't find it in me to pity them, but I did feel thankful as they effortlessly extinguished the burning remains of the dead. With the way clear, I could finally hop off the balcony and join their procession towards the camp. Naturally, Mia joined me, and the rest of the surviving recruits slowly trickled out of the house.
The demons did nothing to stop us. We got a few odd looks, but that was the extent of it. It was when we made it back into the camp that something unexpected happened.
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