It had happened very rapidly for Uriel.
In one moment, he had just finished his evolution. In the next, the settlement shattered, a shower of meteors falling before anyone could react, violent and ruthless.
In the safe zone, he found himself alongside a duo of mysterious actors, as strange as they were threatening, before being plunged into a violent beast tide.
He fought, and he fought, slowly losing his mind. He cut down boars and flon-men alike, then faced a king, powerful beyond words.
In his life, he had never been subjected to such violence. He had never seen so much blood, never heard bones break so often, never heard flesh squirm so much.
The pain was beyond reckoning, and the horror of the ruined settlement was just as paralysing as the agony was, and yet, he kept fighting.
He fought.
But then… the skies tore open.
"…what?!"
And he witnessed a scene he would never forget.
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