The wind here was wrong.
It didn't howl, didn't whistle — it sang. Low, vibrating tones that pressed against Zephyr's bones, making every step feel heavier. The obsidian platform beneath his boots floated in a sky that was neither day nor night, its swirling gold-and-violet haze swallowing the horizon.
Ahead, three enormous thrones rose from jagged pillars of black crystal, each occupied by a figure whose presence warped the very air.
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[SYSTEM ALERT]
Area Entered: Celestial Battlefield — Outer Ring
Boss Threat: Western Triumvirate
— Warlord Kael'Thar, Flameforged Tyrant
— Warlord Nyxara, Mistress of the Veil
— Warlord Branthos, Earthbreaker
Estimated Combined Power: Lethal
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The one in the center — Kael'Thar — was the first to rise. His armor was forged from molten gold and black iron, heat radiating from his body in waves. Each movement shed sparks that sizzled into the stone.
