The black sun hung in the night sky, casting an ominous light over the shattered city.
Its dark radiance swallowed the usual darkness and replaced it with something far worse—an oppressive, unnatural glow that made the air feel heavy. Everyone on the ground looked up at it with a mix of sheer terror and stunned amazement.
For a moment, Alicia didn't understand what was happening.
She saw a masked figure floating beside the black sun, his silhouette sharp against the eerie glow.
'Is he a spy from the cult…?' she thought. 'What is that ominous power…?'
She looked around, mind racing.
There wasn't much choice in front of her.
She could choose to fight here, against the twins and the swarm of fog creatures—but if she stayed, the building behind her would be infiltrated, and all their loved ones inside would die.
She looked toward Alden.
She knew that if she left the battlefield, her brother would die.
Even with her strength, she was just one person.
