Chapter 65: Oaths of Steel, Bonds of Blood
Voidreign Kingdom – Royal Medical Ward
The aftermath of battle hung thick in the air.
Inside the Grand Royal Infirmary, rows of beds stretched across the vast marble hall. The scent of antiseptics mixed with the metallic tang of blood. Hundreds of Void Knights lay resting, some wrapped in bandages, others unconscious, their once-gleaming armor cracked and scorched.
The five Supreme Void Knights occupied a raised platform at the far end, separated by heavy curtains and watched by elite healers and commanders.
And yet...
A strange sound echoed through the halls.
Crunch. Munch. Slurp.
All around, injured knights were devouring food like demons unleashed. Mountains of roasted meat, bowls of steaming rice, and towering stacks of bread vanished into their mouths with wild abandon.
Even knights with fractured arms or missing teeth shoveled food with their good hands.
The sight would have seemed grotesque... if it weren't so human.
The sounds of hunger and survival.