True Power...

Adrian felt the ground give way beneath him, and he stumbled, barely catching himself with his fiery chains. "What the hell was that?!" he shouted, scanning the battlefield for the source of the attack.

Abyss pushed herself up from the debris, blood trickling from a gash on her forehead before closing up almost immediately.

Her blade still hummed in her hand as she steadied herself. "I don't know, but it's powerful," she muttered, her voice tight with pain.

Eris groaned as she sat up, dusting off the dirt from her armor. "Whoever it is, they're making one hell of an entrance."

A new figure appeared from the smoke and chaos—a tall Shadow Court commander dressed in armor that glowed with dark energy. His presence radiated power, and his hands crackled with raw magic.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment, the sheer intensity of his aura freezing friend and foe alike.