Eastern warrens labyrinth snaked Emberfire's bowels, torch-flicker shadows dancing rune-veins pulsing blood-moon crimson-eclipse overhead. Air choked sulfur-rot qi-drain, reversal fields howling vortex-pull meridians-sap. Abraham led alliance vanguard, lean frame gash-festered shoulder-black-veins curse-snaking pale-marble skin, Plum robes ichor-muddied sweat-salt clinging, dark eyes steel-pierce gloom sword-hilt flexed. Twilight tests unbreakable, he thought, Origin Fragment warm-stabilize counter madness-fringes. Voss gaunt-bearded silver-qi resolute flank, Red Lotus ranks spear-phalanx qi-shields Li Wei wiry-jade-slip disciples Storm-petals rear. �Michael colossus-anchor rear-guard, seven-foot yoke-broad armor shoulder-crack crimson-veined muscle-bulge sweat-ooze split-knuckle gauntlets ichor-drip, coal-void eyes tunnel-scanning fury-leash thunder-ragged breath. Betrayal's sting Thorne-heart-pierce fresh; alliance forged fire—ranks thinned vengeance-bond.Ambush detonated cataclysmic—Kaien vanguard blood-knights thorn-armored catwalk-collapse CRASH! lava-moat bubbling steam-hiss, reversal totems domain-explode qi-yank footing-unstable. Knights charged Thorn-lances venom-drip qi-pull devouring shields shatter porcelain. Abraham Cascade Bloom ghost-feet evade, Eclipse Descent crescent-bisect ranks shadow-shatter gore-steam copper-mouth. Overwhelm crushes—hold formation! Inner scream: Twilight fractures legend—endure.Voss silver-spear phalanx pierced knights crumple, but reversal-drain ranks stagger toxin-foam lips blue. Li Wei Storm-petals totem-overwhelm illusion-bloom, but knight bisected disciple mid-chant scream-gurgle. Michael qi-quake BOOM! fissure-lava geyser crimson fists pulverize phalanx bone-armor foil-crunch steam-explode. Alliance casualties mount—thirty fallen foam-convulse, morale teeter despair-edge.Deeper warrens narrowed choke-point, Kaien silhouette thorn-armor eclipse-aura throne-perch commanding adepts blood-rites circle moon-projection calamity-stir rumble-earth. "Twin Demons fall!" Warlord bellowed reversal-domain full—veins black-red bulge qi-eclipse devouring light, greatsword malice-swing mountain-quake SHATTER! walls fissure spiderweb Abraham hurl back ribs-crack fresh agony-marrow copper-spit.Abraham staggered rise, meridians void-throb qi-siphon phantom-life-drain, gash-fester shoulder agony-flare curse-black-veins spread chest. Utterly weak—Sovereign tempts death-cost. Disciples panic-chant fracture: "Demons... fail?" Voss spear-blocked knight thrust stagger toxin-graze: "Hold—legends bend not!" Michael intercepted greatsword clash CLANG! crimson fists quake-backlash Kaien-stagger, armor thorn-snap but reversal-pull Michael footing-yank armor-crack widen muscle-rip blood-hot trickle.Abraham Throne Ascendant dragons spiraled desperate-shield, coiling serpent-repel knights venom-dissipate steam, but domain-drain dragons wither petals-fade. Inner voice despair-fringe: Plum dances futile; machine-fire dims. Legend twilight—empire ghosts? Kaien laughed guttural: "Hope crumbles blood!" Adepts rites peaked calamity-rumble guardian-shadow stir abyss-rift crack earth-moan.Li Wei Pinnacle pierced adept heart gore-black-red, but knight lance skewer-fall scream-gurgle ranks fracture rout-edge. Voss silver-spear phalanx thinned twenty-fallen foam, voice hoarse: "Demons... save us?" Michael fist-quake rift-close momentary crimson-explode knight-bisect, but greatsword counter slash armor-rend shoulder-deep gash ooze crimson torrent split-lip snarl pain-rage thunder-roar.Abraham vision tunnel qi-exhaust, shoulder-curse agony-heart stab life-siphon phantom, sword tremble hilt-slip. Betrayals, battles—weakness eternal? Sovereign unleashes ash-self. Flashbacks crushed: gravity-crush scream, machine-veins boil, Hua peak-shatter Vorath, oracle-madness whisper. Disciples rout-whisper: "Legends... mortal?" Kaien advanced eclipse-sword doom-arc.Michael lunged intercept CRASH! fists greatsword-lock qi-backlash explosion hurl both wall-crack rubble-avalanche. Abraham crawled rise bloodied resolve-spark: Twilight no end—rise sovereign. Plum Zenith desperate-dome bloomed fragile petals hold domain-drain seconds-buy. Inner steel reignite: Alliance bleeds unity—forge dawn!Voss rallied remnant spear-unison: "For Murim!" Li Wei Storm petals remnant-overwhelm totems crack. Michael rose gore-drenched armor-rent muscle-expose crimson qi flare defiant, fist thunder-pummel Kaien stagger retreat shadows: "Eclipse... pauses!" Warlord fled rift-guardian stir delay.Abraham slumped sword-propped breath-ragged, gash-agony vision-blur curse-spread chest-heart stab, but Fragment surge qi-tenfold stabilize. Disciples awed chant renew: "Demons endure!" Voss clasped shoulder tear-streak: "Twilight passes—dawn yours." Michael grunted wound-poultice split-lip curl rare-smirk: "Weak... ends."Rift sealed momentary; alliance regrouped bloodied unbreakable—ranks halved but legend tempered. Abraham cleaned blade ichor-smeared meridians-raw resolve diamond: Twilight humbled; sovereign awakens. Blood-moon eclipse peaked calamity-rumble distant; warrens pursuit beckoned Kaien-escape. Cult arc peaks—end warlord blood.
