Chapter 318 - The Dormant Edge Ignites

The silence that settled upon the shattered Eastern Tower chamber was a heavy cloak, muffling the faint sounds of the distant capital. Dust motes danced in the slivers of moonlight that pierced the jagged holes in the walls, illuminating the wreckage of what had been a state-of-the-art containment system. Each crystalline shard scattered across the floor, reflecting the spectral glow of Klaus's arcane energy, was a testament to his overwhelming power – and to the chilling conversation that had just concluded.