The soldier holding it shrugged. "It wasn't forged for a game. It was forged to block the literal weight of a mountain when the Titans try to dig us out. It doesn't have stats; it has a purpose."
"Figures," the adventurer laughed, shaking his head. "Everything we do is for points. Everything you do is for breath."
Bella watched the interactions from her position near Aegis, with a faint rare smile touching her lips.
Ruina leaned closer, saying softly. "They admire him, master. Both sides. They're starting to see him as the bridge."
"They should," Bella replied, her voice laced with a strange pride. "He's the only one who realized that the Heirs were looking at the wrong map. Ann and Gaia are looking for divine power. Aegis is looking for the people."
RUMBLE!
The moment of unity was interrupted by a familiar, gut-wrenching tremor. This time, it was not the Gravenian army. It was the enemy.
