Chapter 349: Hail

"Your army is finished!"

Rhys stood tall amidst the chaos, the Prince of Thebes' head, now dangling firmly in his grasp.

"You thought you could take Calydon…" Rhys said, his voice calm but cutting through the silence of the frozen soldiers like a blade. "...But you were wrong."

"N…No!"

"Yes!" He lifted Ducetios's head higher for all to see.

"Give… give us the head of our prince!" One of the men from the front hesitated, stepping forward, his voice trembling. "You've had your duel, Demi-god!"

"That is right! Please, we must return with our Prince's head!"

"Show honor!"

"Duel…?" Rhys shook his head, before also shaking Prince Ducetios's head, "...Your prince fought the Princess of Calydon instead, he is a coward. And honor…? What…