Ares raised Phobos high, his war aura erupting in a blinding crimson blaze. The Underworld trembled in response, the very air thick with the scent of ancient battles.
Lucius, still recovering from the last devastating blow, narrowed his eyes. Something was coming. Something massive.
Ares slammed Phobos into the ground.
"ARMAGEDDON!"
The moment the word left his lips, the battlefield howled.
A rift tore open behind him, a vortex of fire and blood, swirling with the echoes of long-forgotten wars. From its depths, figures began to emerge—shadows at first, then full-bodied warriors, clad in ancient, battle-worn armor. Spartans with dented helms, samurai gripping chipped katanas, berserkers drenched in the blood of their past conquests. Legionnaires, knights, gladiators, warlords—every warrior who had ever lived for battle, now called forth to fight once more.