Nightshade glared up at him, his lips curling into a weak snarl. "You think . . . this is victory?" he rasped, blood bubbling from his lips. "You've won nothing. You're cowards hiding behind that titan's back!"
"Said the guy who brought in dozens of players to kill us four," Von replied, his tone cold as ice. He pressed the barrel of his pistol against Nightshade's forehead. "Keep making excuses in hell. Goodbye, Nightshade."
The shot was quick, the sound echoing across the battlefield. Nightshade's body slumped to the ground, lifeless.
The remaining Veilborne watched in stunned silence, their weapons hanging limply in their hands. They barely had time to react before Lydia descended on them, her daggers a blur of motion.
"Move!" Kael shouted, but it was already too late. One by one, they fell under the combined assault of Von's relentless gunfire and Lydia's surgical strikes.