Loyal to their very core, Ava and Ruby were ready to face the Lord, all to help Michael in his battle. However, he stopped them in their tracks, tasking them instead with securing the enemy's acting leader.
The reason was simple. During the last faction battle, Michael had fought three Lords simultaneously, managing to kill one and severely wound the other two. Yet despite his overwhelming strength, there were bound to be people who doubted whether he could truly take on a Lord alone.
Because that achievement would force the population to reconsider all of their beliefs, and such a drastic shift would be hard to accept. So today, Michael was determined to make it unmistakably clear.
The structural integrity of the castle trembled beneath their clash. While Michael wielded his soul-bound weapon, Zagar, true to the name of his faction, used a golden chain aimed at both intercepting Michael's movements and causing harm.
