The blood-soaked streets of Elyen Kiora were eerily silent, save for the low hum of a lone mana-powered car swerving unevenly through the carnage. It wasn't as if the driver was making an effort to avoid the lifeless bodies scattered across the road—far from it. The vehicle rattled and jolted as it ran over corpses, its wheels slick with blood. The truth was far simpler: Alvara had never driven a mana car before.
Yet, despite the unfamiliarity, her grip on the wheel was steady. She had no time for hesitation. The northern port was her destination, where the boat Amael had arranged awaited her. James Raven had already been informed, and now, after what felt like an eternity—but had only been half an hour—she was finally nearing the docks.