Chapter 140: End of season 1
The battlefield lay behind them in ruins—caves crumbled, monsters smoldered, blood stained the rocks. But the fire in the children's hearts only burned hotter.
Azrael Jr. soared above the village, his wings shedding sparks across the air. Beside him, Caelan clutched Rina tightly as they flew. Azariah and Lyra held each other on the ground, sprinting with wild speed through the forest.
The palace loomed in the distance, pillars of smoke rising like warning signals into the twilight sky.
They weren't fast enough.
They weren't ready.
They arrived to chaos. The palace was burning. Guards lay unconscious, tossed like rag dolls. No enemies in sight—just the eerie silence of a place recently violated.
Selene stood in the center courtyard, her sword drawn, her armor dented.
Cain knelt beside the Queen's throne—shattered.
Eira and Eren were helping evacuate what remained of the castle staff. Zara stood with her fists clenched, Rina's eyes already scanning the destruction with burning rage.