"The Demon King has decided on world domination," Sara said.
The words fell into the room like stones dropped into still water, ripples spreading outward, touching everything, changing everything.
The voice echoed through the meeting hall, killing every conversation before it could begin. The captains who had been leaning forward, ready to speak, ready to argue, ready to plan, they all went silent.
Elga smiled.
It was not a warm smile. It was the smile of a soldier who had been waiting for a war and had finally been told the war was coming. "Finally," she said, her scarred face lighting up with something that looked like hunger.
"The demons have decided to start revealing themselves."
Erika nodded, her sharp eyes gleaming. "So we can have our own revenge," she said, looking at each captain in turn.
"We can finally hit back. We can finally make them pay for everything they have done."
Fiona said nothing.
Erika noticed.
