We Will Survive This

After some time, they were on the road. Darius was at the back of the column while scanning the surroundings. The column entered a dark woodland while traveling on a road that cut through the western part of the Duskfire Empire.

''They are coming again!'' Reid's voice suddenly rang out, urgent and sharp as the Legionnaires quickly fell into formation, their shields locking together to create a near-impenetrable wall.

Darius scanned the woods, his senses sharp as the reality of their situation set in causing him to think. ''An ambush! We fell into their trap!'

The trees, once full of life, were now scarred and twisted, remnants of battles fought by earlier legions. The smell of charred earth and blood lingered in the air, a grim reminder of their precarious situation.