Unexpected Turn: Preparations for the Assault

Vasquez' grip on Claire tightened as he gazed at Uravis' lifeless body. The silver holographic screen hovering above him cast an eerie glow on his face. Claire's tears fell onto Vasquez' chest, body shaking with sobs.

"Uravis, please, come back" she whispered, the scene of how his eyes slowly closed and his chest stopped rising, replaying in her head.

Elyria's eyes snapped open, her face laced with anguish. She struggled to sit up, enduring the pain from her injured legs, but her eyes remained fixed on his body.

She could tell the face there was not his.. Arcanis, but she assumed it was part of the spell he and told her earlier. The fact she could not sense his aura anymore shattered her heart even more.

Seraphina rushed to the scene, her eyes widening when her eyes landed on Uravis body, laying lifeless with a silver screen hovering above him. Her face went pale when she turned to see Torvald with a sword stained with blood. "What have you done?"