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After the Nightmare Falls

William stood firm, gripping the Glorious Lantern in one hand and the Whirlwind Axe in the other.

With a single clean motion, he severed the Nightmare's head, watching it spiral through the air before vanishing into a cloud of black smoke.

At the same time, the last of the spiritual oil in the lantern was consumed, its golden light flickering before fading.

Silence fell over the ruins.

The battle was over.

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William immediately turned to Sophia.

The little witch lay unconscious, her body limp and fragile.

Her sternum was shattered, and her internal organs ruptured.

A normal person would have been long dead.

But extraordinary beings defied the limits of mortality.

Still—her small face was scrunched up in pain, a stark contrast to the proud and fiery girl she had always been.