Remember

Some families had locked themselves away in their homes, clutching their loved ones, praying in silence.

Others lit beacons and lanterns, using them as flames of hope, believing that humanity would endure, no matter what came.

Yet, the one who held their lives in his hands looked at them without any hint of emotion in his gaze.

He saw the people scurrying around, hiding, he saw their fear, but no matter how long he stared, he just couldn't bring himself to care.

He tore his gaze from them and looked up at the skies.

There, the three massive warships belonging to the Dimensari, the Vampyros, and the Dragons that had been hiding behind the clouds had now emerged, hovering openly in the air, waiting.

This only intensified the fear surging through the humans below.

Atticus felt multiple presences approaching from behind, followed by a voice laced with worry.

"Son, are you sure about this?"