Bang! Bang!
The deafening roar of Epoch Breaker tore through the forest, its thunderclap echoing like the wrath of a storm god.
Two beams of concentrated force screamed through the air and struck the earth with brutal finality.
A moment later—
Thud.
Something—or someone—collapsed to the ground with a dull, lifeless sound.
Then came the voice.
Calm.
Ruthless.
Unforgiving.
"This is the first warning...
Come out now, or else none of you are leaving this forest."
Damien's voice echoed through the shattered landscape, amplified by spiritual force, reaching into every crevice of the woods, shaking the branches, sending birds scattering in panic.
The crashing of distant waves was the only reply.
Not a single warrior moved.
Not a single leaf rustled.
Only silence, thick and oppressive, blanketed the land.
